Sculpture of the Inuit : Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic PDF

by Canadian Eskimo Arts Council

Part of the Heritage series

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Sculpture/Inuit draws together masterworks of Eskimo caring in a full and definitive recognition of the culture of the Inuit, the Eskimos of North America. Here in one magnificent volume is a complete visual reproduction of an exhibit organized by the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council to bring the sculpture of the Arctice to the great museums of the world. Each of the 405 carvings on display is beautifully photographed; most of them are shown singly on a page, and the highlights of the collection are presented in full colour. Essays by George Swinton, James Houston, and William Taylor trade the ecolution of this art form and provide an udnerstanding basic to the appreciation of the sculpture.

Never before have the beauty and intense vitality of Eskimo sculpture been presented so skillfully in book format. This volume is not simply a vivid re-creation of the exhibit; it is a work of art in itself -- a beautiful presentation of the sculpture of the Inuit.

Sculpture/Inuit rÃ©unit tous les chefs-d'oeuvre de sculpture esquimau et reconnait dans tous ses dÃ©tails et d'une laÃ§on dÃ©finitive la culture de l'Inuit, les esquimaux de l'AmÃ©rique du Nord. Ce volume magnifique vous permet de'apprÃ©cier, Ã titre de spectateur, une reproduction de l'exposition organisÃ©e souns les auspices du Conseil canadiaen des arts esquimaux, dans le but d'apporter aux grands musÃ©es mondiaux la sculpture de l'Arctique. Chaque piÃ¨ce de sculpture, des 405 en montre, a Ã©tÃ© photographiÃ©e artistiquement: la plupart des piÃ¨ces exposÃ©es occupent Ã elles seules toute une page et les plus remarquables de la collection sont en couleurs. Des essais par George Swinton, James Houston et William Taylor remontent Ã l'Ã©volution de cetter forme artistique et fournissent au lecteur une comprÃ©hension essentielle Ã l'Ã©valuation de la sculpture.

Le beautÃ© et vitalitÃ© profonde de la sculpture esquimau n'ont jusqu'Ã prÃ©sent Ã©tÃ© reprÃ©sentÃ©es aussi habilement souns un volume -- volume qui n'est pas simplement une re-crÃ©ation de l'exposition, mais un ouvrage d'art Ã lui seul, une Ã©loquente manifestation de la sculpture de l'Inuit.