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Author : Paula Ben-Amos
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Book Rating : 4.:/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Bibliography of Benin Art written by Paula Ben-Amos and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dan Hicks
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ISBN 13 : 9781786806833
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (68 download)
Download or read book The Brutish Museums written by Dan Hicks and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walk into any European museum today and you will see the curated spoils of Empire. They sit behind plate glass: dignified, tastefully lit. Accompanying pieces of card offer a name, date and place of origin. They do not mention that the objectsare all stolen. Few artefacts embody this history of rapacious and extractive colonialism better than the Benin Bronzes - a collection of thousands of brass plaques and carved ivory tusks depicting the history of the Royal Court of the Obas of BeninCity, Nigeria. Pillaged during a British naval attack in 1897, the loot was passed on to Queen Victoria, the British Museum and countless private collections. The story of the Benin Bronzes sits at the heart of a heated debate about cultural restitution, repatriation and the decolonisation of museums. In The Brutish Museums, Dan Hicks makes a powerful case for the urgent return of such objects, as part of a wider project of addressing the outstanding debt of colonialism.
Author : Paula Ben-Amos
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Total Pages : 34 pages
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Download or read book Bibliography of Benin Art written by Paula Ben-Amos and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kate Ezra
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 0870996339
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (79 download)
Download or read book Royal Art of Benin written by Kate Ezra and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1992 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tantalizing trivia. this Hitler, spoiling everything?"
Author : Janet L. Stanley
Publisher : Hans Zell Publishers
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Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Nigerian Artists written by Janet L. Stanley and published by Hans Zell Publishers. This book was released on 1993 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thompson Omoerha
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Total Pages : 88 pages
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Download or read book Edo Studies written by Thompson Omoerha and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Waltham, Mass. : African Studies Association, Brandeis University
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A Bibliography of the Arts of Africa written by and published by Waltham, Mass. : African Studies Association, Brandeis University. This book was released on 1975 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kathleen Bickford Berzock
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Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Benin written by Kathleen Bickford Berzock and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 15th century, the Kingdom of Benin (located in present-day southwestern Nigeria) established a mercantile relationship with Portugal, significantly increasing its wealth and might. Benin became a regional powerhouse and, under a long lineage of divine rulers, or obas, it wielded great economic and political influence. The obas also supported guilds of artists--chief among them brass casters and ivory carvers--whom they employed to produce objects that honored royal ancestors, recorded history, and glorified life at court. The sophisticated creations of Benin’s royal artists stand among the greatest works of African art. This stunning book features a selection of Benin’s extraordinary artworks that range from finely cast bronze figures, altar heads, and wall plaques to ivory tusks, pendants, and arm cuffs embellished in detailed bas relief. An insightful essay outlines the kingdom’s history and sheds light on these masterworks by describing their production and function in the context of the royal court.
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Total Pages : 366 pages
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Download or read book The Arts of Africa written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nigel Barley
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Total Pages : 152 pages
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Download or read book The Art of Benin written by Nigel Barley and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Portuguese made the first European contact with the west African kingdom of Benin in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, the kingdom was experiencing a golden age. Its authority on the Guinea Coast was expanding through military conquests, and during the sixteenth century it became a leading power in the region and a major trade partner for European merchants. Benin remained an influential independent state and a major political and economic power on the coast, though with periods of both decline and prosperity, until its conquest by the British in 1897. The arrival in Europe of the treasures from Benin produced an enormous sensation, causing a re-evaluation of and new appreciation for African art. This sumptuous photographic book showcases a series of specially taken photographs of key pieces in the British Museum's collection. It opens with an introduction to the kingdom, court and culture of Benin, which is followed by thematic sections including kingship, ceremony, women, Europeans, and animals. Throughout, stunning photographs of the works are featured alongside close-up details.
Author : Paula Ben-Amos
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ISBN 13 : 9780253335036
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Art, Innovation, and Politics in Eighteenth-century Benin written by Paula Ben-Amos and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Benos-Amos opens for the reader richly detailed adn nuanced vistas into the intellectual and cultural history of one of the major kingdoms of precolonial West Africa." — African Studies Review "The wealth of historiographic resources, the command of relevant literature, the ethnographic research and prudent use of oral traditions give this work a high degree of... intellectual excitement.... a landmark in the field." —Warren d'Azevedo Making use of archival and oral resources in this extensively researched book, Paula Girshick Ben-Amos questions to what extent art operates as political strategy. How do objects acquire political meaning? How does the use of art enhance and embody power and authority?
Author : Kathryn Wysocki Gunsch
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351254596
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)
Download or read book The Benin Plaques written by Kathryn Wysocki Gunsch and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 16th century bronze plaques from the kingdom of Benin are among the most recognized masterpieces of African art, and yet many details of their commission and installation in the palace in Benin City, Nigeria, are little understood. The Benin Plaques, A 16th Century Imperial Monument is a detailed analysis of a corpus of nearly 850 bronze plaques that were installed in the court of the Benin kingdom at the moment of its greatest political power and geographic reach. By examining European accounts, Benin oral histories, and the physical evidence of the extant plaques, Gunsch is the first to propose an installation pattern for the series.
Author : Barnaby Phillips
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1786079364
Total Pages : 527 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)
Download or read book Loot written by Barnaby Phillips and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Prospect Best Book of 2021 ‘A fascinating and timely book.’ William Boyd ‘Gripping…a must read.’ FT ‘Compelling…humane, reasonable, and ultimately optimistic.’ Evening Standard ‘[A] valuable guide to a complex narrative.’ The Times In 1897, Britain sent a punitive expedition to the Kingdom of Benin, in what is today Nigeria, in retaliation for the killing of seven British officials and traders. British soldiers and sailors captured Benin, exiled its king and annexed the territory. They also made off with some of Africa’s greatest works of art. The ‘Benin Bronzes’ are now amongst the most admired and valuable artworks in the world. But seeing them in the British Museum today is, in the words of one Benin City artist, like ‘visiting relatives behind bars’. In a time of huge controversy about the legacy of empire, racial justice and the future of museums, what does the future hold for the Bronzes?
Author : Paula Ben-Amos
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Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The Art of Benin written by Paula Ben-Amos and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study of the role of art in the ancient African kingdom of Benin
Author : Barbara Plankensteiner
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ISBN 13 : 9789053496268
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)
Download or read book Benin Kings and Rituals written by Barbara Plankensteiner and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited by Barbara Plakensteiner. Foreword by O.J. Eboreime.
Author : THURSTAN SHAW, JOEL VANDERBURG
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Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NIGERIAN ARCHAEOLOGY written by THURSTAN SHAW, JOEL VANDERBURG and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers
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Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Antique Works of Art from Benin written by Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
