The Barnes Foundation’s historic Pueblo and Navajo collections are explored alongside works by contemporary Native American artists
This richly illustrated book makes the Barnes Foundation’s exceptional collection of Native American art from the Southwest available to the public for the first time. Collector and educator Albert C. Barnes traveled to the U.S. Southwest in 1930 and 1931 and, deeply impressed by the generative art practices he saw there, formed a collection of Pueblo and Navajo pottery, textiles, and jewelry. Water, Wind, Breath illuminates the materials, forms, and designs of the objects as they relate to Pueblo and Navajo histories and ideas. The book blends postcolonial and Indigenous perspectives, introducing readers to living artistic traditions filled with purpose, intention, and a deeply embedded spirituality that connects places, practices, and Native identities. Works by contemporary Native American artists are juxtaposed with historic pieces, illuminating the connections between heritage traditions and modern practices.
Contributions by:
Antonio Chavarria, TahNibaa Naataanii, Ken Williams, Robert Bauver Edited by:
Lucy Fowler Williams Imprint: Yale University Press Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 286mm,
Width: 241mm,
ISBN:9780300264128 ISBN 10: 0300264127 Pages: 224 Publication Date:10 May 2022 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Lucy Fowler Williams is associate curator-in-charge and Jeremy A. Sabloff Senior Keeper of American Collections of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.