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Arts of Africa
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on January 3, 2013 at 3:43:21 pm
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, there are many different Africas, and consequently, great diversity in the arts and their histories. 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.
Online Resources
- Online exhibition exploring several themes of African art from the Indianapolis Museum of Art
- Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of African Art featuring virtual galleries, children's activities and online collections
- Education resources and exhibition information from Museum for African Art
- Research article on understanding the art of Africa from the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy
- Art and Life in Africa Project, including resource links, images, videos and information on African peoples, from the University of Iowa
- Information on African art and leadership, focusing on the Asante, Bamana, Baule, Benin, Kongo, Mossi and Yoruba peoples
- Thematic essays, images and timelines on Portraits of African Leadership from the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Review of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's “Heroic Africans: Legendary Leaders, Iconic Sculptures" exhibition from the New York Times
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.
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