African Art in American Collections (2nd Ed.)

Robbins, Warren M.; Nooter, Nancy Ingram; African Art in American Collections, Schiffer Publishing, 2004.

African Art in American Collections addresses several audiences. For the newcomer, it serves as an introduction to African art. For the professional, it provides a comprehensive survey of the principal styles and forms. For the African reader, it conveys the Western view of African art and the high esteem in which it is held.

Warren Robins' opening essay responds to the many questions repeatedly raised by those new to African art-questions Robbins has been asked at his lectures in universities and museums throughout the United States and in Africa, as well as questions asked by countless visitors to the National Museum of African Art, a Smithsonian museum founded by Robbins in 1964.

African Art in American Collections showcases the rich tradition of African art-with its powerful forms, complex symbolism, and formal inventiveness-in a remarkable selection of outstanding works.

607 pages, lavishly illustrated (black & white).