Embodiments : masterworks of African figurative sculpture / edited by Christina Hellmich and Manuel Jordán ; photography by Robert A. Kato ; with Richard H. Scheller [and twenty two others].
"Published by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and DelMonico Books / Prestel on the occasion of the exhibition Embodiments: Masterworks of African Figurative Sculpture, de Young, San Francisco, January 31-July 5, 2015. This exhibition is organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco." Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-298) and index.
Contents:
Glossary / Manuel Jordán. Shaped by light : photographing the Scheller collection / Richard H. Scheller -- Introduction / Manuel Jordán -- Fang statuary : from classic to iconic / Bernard de Grunne -- "Africa is continually bringing forth something new" : the canonical and non-canonical in the Scheller collection / Constantine Petridis -- Plates -- On and below the surface : a conservator's view of African sculpture / Lesley Bone with contributions by Richard H. Scheller -- Shaped by light : photographing the Scheller collection / Robert A. Kato -- Glossary / Manuel Jordán.
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