The Death of Authentic Primitive Art: And Other Tales of Progress - Shelly Errington - Books - University of California Press - 9780520212114 - December 21, 1998
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The Death of Authentic Primitive Art: And Other Tales of Progress

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Argues that Primitive Art was invented as a different type of art object at the beginning of the twentieth century but that at the century's end, it has died a double but contradictory death. This book shows how the idea of primitive can be used in the interests of promoting nationalism and economic development.


335 pages, 106 b/w illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released December 21, 1998
ISBN13 9780520212114
Publishers University of California Press
Pages 335
Dimensions 153 × 228 × 22 mm   ·   544 g
Language English  

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