Author

Publication

1989 - University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois

Language

English

Word Count

36,250 words, Guess

Page Count

145 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
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  • LibraryThing22899

Classifications

  • DDC709.01/1
  • LCCN5311 .P75 1989

Description

What is so primitive about primitive art? And how do we dare to use our standards to judge? Drawing on a mixture of sources, this text explores the cultural arrogance implicit in Westerners' appropriation of non-Western art.

First Sentence

What do we mean when we talk about "primitive art"?

Subjects

Topics

ArtAestheticsEthnocentrismPrimitive ArtArt, PrimitivePrehistoric ArtArt and anthropology

Other Editions

  • Primitive art in civilized placesUniversity of Chicago Press1989-01-01

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