Eskimo Artists Contributor(s): Himmelheber, Hans (Author) |
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ISBN: 0912006692 ISBN-13: 9780912006697 Publisher: University of Alaska Press OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1993 Annotation: Hans Himmelheber here describes the cultural and artistic heritage of the Yup'ik in southwestern Alaska during the late 1930s. His work is remarkable because he emphasized drawing, carving, and painting as part of a narrative process instead of focusing on Yup'ik art as artifacts. Eskimo Artists is rich in examples attributed to named orators and interpretation is kept to a minimum. Himmelheber includes family histories, daily and ceremonial activities of the men and women the met, and their opinions about artistic expression. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Art | Native American - Art | Folk & Outsider Art |
Dewey: 704.039 |
LCCN: 93032932 |
Physical Information: 0.23" H x 8.55" W x 9.16" (0.64 lbs) 83 pages |
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Publisher Description: Hans Himmelheber describes the cultural and artistic heritage of the Yup'ik in southwestern Alaska during the late 1930s. His work is remarkable because he emphasized drawing, carving, and painting as part of a narrative process instead of focusing on Yup'ik art as artifacts. Eskimo Artists is rich in examples attributed to named orators, and interpretation is kept to a minimum. Himmelheber includes family histories, daily and ceremonial activities of the men and women he met, and their opinions about artistic expression. |