6 April 2013 - January 2014
Mint Museum Randolph
The arts of Africa come from fifty-two nations, diverse ecosystems, varied political systems ranging from great kingdoms to small bands without chiefs, many social settings from initiations to the shrines of deities and the regalia of leaders, and dozens of value systems and religious beliefs. Thus, we can speak of the Many Africas because neither Africa nor her arts are any one thing. Art in the Many Africas features the best of the Mint Museum's permanent collection, supplemented by generous loans from private collections. This exhibition concentrates on key forms in African art such as masks, ceramics, and utilitarian objects, and themes in African art including symbols of power, religion, and mother and child. This exhibition is organized by The Mint Museum in collaboration with guest curator Herbert Cole.
Selected Print Resources Available at The Mint Museum Library
- African art & leadership. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1972.
- Cole, Herbert M. The arts of Ghana: exhibition dates: Frederick S. Wright Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, October 11 to December 11, 1977: Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 11 to March 26, 1978: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, Texas, May 3 to July 2, 1978. Los Angeles: Museum of Cultural History, University of California, 1977.
- Cole, Herbert M. Icons: ideals and power in the art of Africa. Washington, D.C.: Published for the National Museum of African Art by the Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990.
- Cole, Herbert M. Igbo arts: community and cosmos. Los Angeles: Museum of Cultural History, University of California, 1984.
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Created by Nicole Jacobson, volunteer for The Mint Museum Library.