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Lowe Art Museum: Selected
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Handbook of the Permanent Collection |
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This 2006 edition catalogues
200 of the finest works in the Museum's wide
and varied collections. This full–color
volume chronicles the development of Dade County's
first art museum, from its birth in 1950 to
the present. Entries written by scholars and
specialists, provide insight into the six areas
of collecting at the Lowe: the art of the Americas,
Europe, Native North America, the Ancient Americas,
Asia, and Africa.
Softcover, full color, 176 pages. |
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Imaging
and Identity: African Art from the Lowe Art Museum and
South Florida Collections
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Imaging
and Identity covers the Lowe Museum’s extensive
African Collection, the future Alan Potamkin gift,
as well as pieces from South Florida collectors.
By Marrcilene Keeling Wittmer.
©2005
Softcover, 113 color plates,
160 pages
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Paradise
Lost? Aspects of Landscape in Latin American Art
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by Denise M. Gerson
Published on the occasion of the
exhibition Paradise Lost? Organized and held
at the Lowe Art Museum January 30- April 6, 2003.
The catalogue covers the dynamic history of the landscape
genre in Latin America over the past century and a
half.
124 pages, full color illustrations.
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Change and Continuity:
Folk and Tribal Art of India |
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Ed. by: Brian A. Dursum
An expansive survey of folk and tribal art from
India, published on the occasion of the exhibition
Change and Continuity: Folk and Tribal Art
of India. With contributions from
Sasha Altaf, Roy Craven, Ph.D., Leo S. Figiel,
M.D., Aaron Freedman, Katherine Hacker, Ph.D.,
Cornelia Mallebrein, Ph.D., and Ruth Rosenwasser,
M.A.
156 pages, full color illustrations with 6
major scholarly essays. |
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| Latin American Art in
Miami Collections |
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Exhibition catalogue for
the exhibition Latin American Art in Miami Collections
which was conceived with a three–fold
purpose: to recognize our American artistic
neighbors who share this hemisphere with us;
to pay tribute to the many collectors in Miami
who, over the years, have formed important and
diverse holdings by these artists; and to not
only recognize but also celebrate the multicultural
nature of our geographic area. Curated by the
late Giulio V. Blanc.
Softcover, 71 color plates, 80 pages. |
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| The North American Indian
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum |
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This catalogue
spans the Lowe Art Museum's impressive Alfred
I. Barton Collection, which includes 413 objects
of textiles, pottery, basketry, jewelry, beadwork,
and other items representative of Native American
art. The textiles include Southwest, Southeast/Woodlands,
Plains./Plateau, and West/Northwest. Commentary
by Mark Winter, with informative essays by Dr.
Joe Ben Wheat.
Softcover, 98 b/w and color
illustrations, 153 pages. |
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| Before Discovery: Artistic
Development in the Americas before the Arrival
of Columbus |
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A selection
of 230 out of the Lowe's 2359 examples which
span the entire pre-Columbian New World, covering
the cultures of Mexico, Maya, Costa Rica, Colombia/Ecuador,
and Peru. Essays by Dr. Peter Furst, Dr. Gillett
G. Griffin, Dr. Jane Stevenson Day, Dr. John
F. Scott, and Dr. Michael E. Mosely.
Softcover, 28 color and 202
b/w plates, 153 pages. |
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Go
Figure!
Multicultural Aspects of Human Form in Art
Selections from the Permanent Collection
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Go
Figure! covers the Lowe Museum’s permanent collection
of Western and non- Western cultures, which bear witness to
the recurring interest in figuration as a vehicle of artistic
expression. There are five thematic sections – ideality,
spirituality, narrative, and abstraction.
Curated by Denise M. Gerson. ©2005
Softcover, 107 color plates, 115 pages.
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Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries
From The Petrie Museum of Egyptian
Archaeology, University College London
Publisher: Michael C. Carlos Museum
©2005
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This
exhibition catalogue offers a fascinating view into the
lives of both royal and average Egyptians with ancient objects
and artwork from the earliest periods of Egyptian history
to the late Roman period.
It tells the story of archaeologist
William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) and his exploration
of ancient Egyptian civilization and captures the adventurous
spirit of the early days of Egyptian archaeology.
Softcover, full color, 205 pages.
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