African Canvas

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Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African Canvas written by and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 1990 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over a period of three years' travel, acclaimed photojournalist Margaret Courtney-Clarke has documented the artifacts and traditional art of West African women, particularly their brilliantly colored and dynamic wall painting. "The beauty of African Canvas takes the breath away".--The New York Times Book Review. 181 color photographs.

Author : Clive Barker
Publisher : Dilettante Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Extreme Canvas written by Clive Barker and published by Dilettante Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1980s a group of entrepreneurs in Ghana created small-scale, mobile film-distribution empires, hitting the road with videocassettes, television monitors, portable gas-powered generators and rolled-up, hand-painted, artist-signed canvas posters. This new medium created the first opportunity for some of the best young painters in Ghana to express themselves on a public scale. In the frequent absence of an original image upon which to base the work they had been commissioned to produce, the artists inevitably created cinematic paintings that were largely interpretive and imagination-driven. In the book's four major essays, author Ernie Wolfe III recounts the rise and fall of the mobile cinema tradition, while noted African art scholar Roy Sieber follows two-dimensional art in Africa from rock paintings in the Sahara to contemporary manuals, wall paintings, and barber board paintings as well as the canvas movie posters themselves; Paul Hayes Tucker compares the phenomenon to 19th century European utility-based painting; and poet and art critic John Yau contributes the perspective of an American art historian. In addition, Hollywood film notables such as horror auteur Clive Barker, actor LeVar Burton, actress Anjelica Huston, and director Gus Van Sant contribute chapter introductions.

Author : Jan Hendrik Gey van Pittius
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The South African Law Reports written by Jan Hendrik Gey van Pittius and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Halima Taha
Publisher : Crown Publishing Group (NY)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collecting African American Art written by Halima Taha and published by Crown Publishing Group (NY). This book was released on 1998 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents African American artists, identifies dealers, and offers practical advice on insurance, framing, and tax and estate planning.

Author : Toyin Falola
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women's Roles in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Toyin Falola and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-01-06 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exhaustive exploration of the sociocultural, political, and economic roles of African women through history demonstrates how African women have shaped—and continue to shape—their societies. Women play essential, critical roles in every society; African women south of the Sahara are certainly no different. Women's Roles in Sub-Saharan Africa adds significantly to our understanding of the ways in which women contribute to the fabric of human civilization. This book provides an in-depth exploration of African women's roles in society from precolonial periods to the contemporary era. Topical sections describe the roles that women play in family, courtship and marriage, religion, work, literature and arts, and government. Each of the six chapters has been structured to elucidate women's roles and functions in society as partners, as active participants, as defenders of their status and occupations, and as agents of change. Authors Nana Akua Amponsah and Toyin Falola present a thought-provoking work that looks at the complicated victimhood/powerful-female paradigm in women and gender studies in Africa, and challenge ideological interest in African historiography that privilege male representation.

Author : United States. Bureau of International Labor Affairs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Directory of Labor Organizations, Africa written by United States. Bureau of International Labor Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 : 9780847855964
Total Pages : 25 pages
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Download or read book African Canvas 1993 written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 502 pages
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Download or read book The Central and East African Directory written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Colleen E. Kriger
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 0759114234
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cloth in West African History written by Colleen E. Kriger and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2006-06-08 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this holistic approach to the study of textiles and their makers, Colleen Kriger charts the role cotton has played in commercial, community, and labor settings in West Africa. By paying close attention to the details of how people made, exchanged, and wore cotton cloth from before industrialization in Europe to the twentieth century, she is able to demonstrate some of the cultural effects of Africa's long involvement in trading contacts with Muslim societies and with Europe. Cloth in West African History thus offers a fresh perspective on the history of the region and on the local, regional, and global processes that shaped it. A variety of readers will find its account and insights into the African past and culture valuable, and will appreciate the connections made between the local concerns of small-scale weavers in African villages, the emergence of an indigenous textile industry, and its integration into international networks.

Author : Paulus Gerdes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780883857151
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Geometry from Africa written by Paulus Gerdes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-09-30 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book draws on geometric ideas from cultural activities from Subsaharan Africa to develop mathematical reasoning.