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Art of the Arctic : reflections of the unseen : masks

Title
Art of the Arctic : reflections of the unseen : masks / Donald Ellis ; with essays by Dawn Ades, Colin Browne and Marie Mauzé. Art of the Arctic : reflections of the unseen : ivories from the Bering Sea / Donald Ellis ; with essays by Bill Wolf.
Author
Ellis, D. G. (Donald Grant), 1937-
Publication
  • London, UK : Black Dog Publishing, [2015]
  • ©2015

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Additional Authors
  • Ades, Dawn.
  • Browne, Colin, 1946-
  • Mauzé, Marie.
  • Donald Ellis Gallery.
Description
2 volumes in 1 (157, 95 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color); 31 cm
Alternative Title
  • Masks
  • Ivories from the Bering Sea
Subject
  • Yupik art
  • Yupik art > Influence
  • Surrealist artists
  • Ivories, Eskimo
Note
  • Titles bound back to back and inverted (tête-bêche format), each with its own title page.
  • "In an attempt to better honour the artistic expression of these anonymous Yup'ik artists, I have chosen to illustrate a complete inventory of Yup'ik masks handled by the gallery over the past forty years...The second half of this catalogue leads with a different theme. I am greatly honoured to present the Bill and Carol Wolf collection of ancient ivories from the Bering Sea"--Page 11.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 156 of first part and page 95 of second part).
Contents
Foreword -- Yup'ik ceremonialism and masking -- If you see that kind of dancing, maybe you never forget it -- The Yup'ik world and the Surrealists -- The Gierke masks -- Surrealism, black humour and Yup'ik masks.
Call Number
JQG 15-572
ISBN
  • 9781910433829
  • 1910433829
OCLC
925377595
Author
Ellis, D. G. (Donald Grant), 1937- author.
Title
Art of the Arctic : reflections of the unseen : masks / Donald Ellis ; with essays by Dawn Ades, Colin Browne and Marie Mauzé. Art of the Arctic : reflections of the unseen : ivories from the Bering Sea / Donald Ellis ; with essays by Bill Wolf.
Publisher
London, UK : Black Dog Publishing, [2015]
Copyright Date
©2015
Type of Content
still image
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 156 of first part and page 95 of second part).
Added Author
Ades, Dawn.
Browne, Colin, 1946-
Mauzé, Marie.
Donald Ellis Gallery.
Research Call Number
JQG 15-572
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