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THE SPIRIT OF FOLK ART
THE GIRARD COLLECTION AT THE MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART
HENRY GLASSIE
From a Polish Nativity scene to a Chinese baby's shoes, an Acoma Pueblo jar to a Nde- beaded apron, The Spirit of Folk Art draws upon an unprecedented range of objects.
Distinguished folklorist Henry Glassie has selected three hundred objects from the Girard Collection at the Museum of Interna- tional Folk Art in Santa Fe, the world's largest cross-cultural collection of folk art. Glassie's purpose is ambitious: a confrontation with the very soul of his discipline. His text ranges wide and free, touching on aesthetics, liter- ature, religion, art history, sociology, anthro- pology, in its always rigorous, sometimes lyrical, meditation on the wellsprings of folk art. To keep us rooted in the peculiarly human character of all art making, the author provides fifty of his own field photo- graphs from many cultures, showing the art- ists, their world, and their work. A fruitful dialogue thus ensues, in which words and hotographs illuminate and enrich each her. Sharing in that dialogue, the reader .nes to realize and to rejoice in the diversity and universality of the human creative impulse.
The Girard Collection encompasses more than one hundred thousand works from one hundred different cultures worldwide. Anassed in over fifty years of global travel by the noted architect and designer Alexander Girard, it was donated to the Museum in 1978. Only a collection so rich in meaningful objects and so broad in scope could have afforded a selection vast enough to fulfill the noble purpose of The Spirit of Folk Art.
345 illustrations, including 285 plates in full color
Henry Glassie received his M.A. from the Cooperstown Program and his Ph.D. in Folk- lore from the University of Pennsylvania. He has served as Pennsylvania's State Folklorist and as Chairman of the Department of Folk- lore and Folklife at the University of Pennsyl- vania, where he was Professor of Folklore and American Civilization and a member of the graduate faculties of Architecture, Historic Preservation, and City Planning. Now he is College Professor of Folklore at Indiana University. His field research in the United States, Ireland, England, and Turkey has led to over fifty papers and ten books.
Hermosa obra, ilustraciones en blanco y negro y a color.
Idioma inglés
Color photography by Michel Monteaux Black-and-white photography and drawings by Henry Glassie
1989, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, New York, in association with the Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe.
Cartoné entelado con estpafo en plata y sobrecubierta ilustrada. 26x26,5cm. 276p.
Excelente estado.
