This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in 1927 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Primitive Art' is an att

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Mystique of Connoisseurship2. The Universality Principle3. The Night Side of Man4. Anonymity and Timelessness5. Power Plays6.

Biographical poems on artist Horace H. Pippin, who left an invaluable record of African American life during World War I.

Anthropologist Shelly Errington argues that Primitive Art, invented as a new type of art object at the beginning of the 20th century, has died. Errington's diss

Based on a conference held at Burg Wartenstein from 27 June to 5 July 1967.