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245 04 a| The Yoruba artist :b| new theoretical perspectives on African arts /c| edited by Rowland Abiọdun, Henry J. Drewal, and John Pemberton III.;

300 a| ix, 275 pages :b| illustrations (some color), map ;c| 29 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| Based on a 1992 symposium held at the Museum Rietberg Zürich.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-266).;

505 0 a| Art, identity, and identification : a commentary on Yoruba art historical studies / John Picton -- Part one : Yoruba artistic tradition and creativity -- Introduction : an African(?) art history : promising theoretical approaches in Yoruba art studies / Rowland Abiodun -- Stylistic analysis and the identification of artists' workshops in ancient Ife / Frank Willett -- Ifa trays from the Osogbo and Ijebu regions / Hans Witte -- The Ulm Opon Ifa (ca. 1650) : a model for later iconography / Ezio Bassani -- Anonymous has a name : Olowe of Ise / Roslyn Adele Walker -- In praise of Metonymy : the concepts of "tradition" and "creativity" in the transmission of Yoruba artistry over time and space / Olabiyi Babalola Yai -- Part two : the interplay of the arts in Yoruba culture -- Introduction : in praise of artistry / John Pemberton III -- Lagbayi : the itinerant wood carver of Ojowon / Wande Abimbola -- The role of Oriki Orile and Itan in the reconstruction of the architectural history of the palace of Gbongan / Oba Solomon Babayemi, the Olufi of Gbongan -- Polyvocality and the individual talent : three women Oriki singers in Okuku / Karin Barber -- Drumming for the Egungun : the poet-musician in Yoruba masquerade theater / Akin Euba -- Embodied practice/embodied history : mastery of metaphor in the performances of diviner Kolawole Ositola / Margaret Thompson Drewal -- Part three : transactions, transitions, transformations -- Introduction : Yoruba art and life as journeys / Henry John Drewal -- Beyond aesthetics : visual activism in Ile-Ife / Michael D. Harris -- The transformation of Ogun power : the art of Rufua Ogundele / Jutta Stroter-Bender -- The three warriors : Atlantic altars of Esu, Ogun, and Osoosi / Robert Farris Thompson -- Yoruba-American art : new rivers to explore / John Mason.;

650 0 a| Arts, Yorubav| Congresses.;

650 0 a| Arts, Blackz| Nigeriav| Congresses.;

650 0 a| Arts, Blackz| Beninv| Congresses.;

700 1 a| Abiodun, Rowland.;

700 1 a| Drewal, Henry John.;

700 1 a| Pemberton, John,d| 1928-2016;

710 2 a| Museum Rietberg.;

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The Yoruba artist : new theoretical perspectives on African arts / edited by Rowland Abiọdun, Henry J. Drewal, and John Pemberton III.

Format	Book
Publication Info	Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1994.
Description	ix, 275 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 29 cm
Subjects	Arts, Yoruba--Congresses. Arts, Black--Nigeria. --Congresses. Arts, Black--Benin. --Congresses.

Other author/creator	Abiodun, Rowland.
Other author/creator	Drewal, Henry John.
Other author/creator	Pemberton, John, 1928-2016
Other author/creator	Museum Rietberg.
Contents	Art, identity, and identification : a commentary on Yoruba art historical studies / John Picton -- Part one : Yoruba artistic tradition and creativity -- Introduction : an African(?) art history : promising theoretical approaches in Yoruba art studies / Rowland Abiodun -- Stylistic analysis and the identification of artists' workshops in ancient Ife / Frank Willett -- Ifa trays from the Osogbo and Ijebu regions / Hans Witte -- The Ulm Opon Ifa (ca. 1650) : a model for later iconography / Ezio Bassani -- Anonymous has a name : Olowe of Ise / Roslyn Adele Walker -- In praise of Metonymy : the concepts of "tradition" and "creativity" in the transmission of Yoruba artistry over time and space / Olabiyi Babalola Yai -- Part two : the interplay of the arts in Yoruba culture -- Introduction : in praise of artistry / John Pemberton III -- Lagbayi : the itinerant wood carver of Ojowon / Wande Abimbola -- The role of Oriki Orile and Itan in the reconstruction of the architectural history of the palace of Gbongan / Oba Solomon Babayemi, the Olufi of Gbongan -- Polyvocality and the individual talent : three women Oriki singers in Okuku / Karin Barber -- Drumming for the Egungun : the poet-musician in Yoruba masquerade theater / Akin Euba -- Embodied practice/embodied history : mastery of metaphor in the performances of diviner Kolawole Ositola / Margaret Thompson Drewal -- Part three : transactions, transitions, transformations -- Introduction : Yoruba art and life as journeys / Henry John Drewal -- Beyond aesthetics : visual activism in Ile-Ife / Michael D. Harris -- The transformation of Ogun power : the art of Rufua Ogundele / Jutta Stroter-Bender -- The three warriors : Atlantic altars of Esu, Ogun, and Osoosi / Robert Farris Thompson -- Yoruba-American art : new rivers to explore / John Mason.
Local note	Little-303033--305131008616Y
General note	Based on a 1992 symposium held at the Museum Rietberg Zürich.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-266).
LCCN	93020763
ISBN	1560983396 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	156098340X (paper : alk. paper)

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