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082 1 _aREF 709.6 ART
_2
240 1 0 _aToller Cranston Collection
245 0 0 _aArts of Africa :
_c/ 7000 years of African art
260 _aMonaco
_b: Grimaldi Forum Monaco
_c, c2005
300 _a409 p.
_b: illus.
_c; 29 cm
520 _aThe Traditional Art volume presents a panorama of 6,000 years in the history of African art by highlighting archetypal and iconic works from various regions and important historic periods-400 objects beautifully reproduced in full color. This immense artistic and historic fresco highlights the beauty and force of these works from regions now comprising Nigeria, Benin, the Congo, Gabon, Guinea, the Ivory Coast, Mali, and Sudan. The book also examines the influence of African art on 20th-century Western masters such as Picasso, Modigliani, and Brancusi.
546 _aEnglish
650 4 _aArt, African
_v--Exhibitions
942 _cMO
999 _c238178
_d238178