Pre-Columbian Art: Marine Animal Forms Selections from Mingei International Museum's James L. Greaves Collection by Labbe, Armand J.; Mingei International Museum of Folk Art - 2001

San Diego: Mingei International Museum of Folk Art, 2001. First Impression. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], full gilt-embossed teal-coloured cloth with mylar-protectected dust jacket, pp.189. Fully illustrated with colour plates. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ... The L. A. Times Obituary noted: Armand J. Labbe, the chief curator and director of research and collections at the Bowers Museum of Cultural Arts, has died. He was 60. Armand J. Labbe, the chief curator and director of research and collections at the Bowers Museum of Cultural Arts, has died. He was 60. Officials at the Santa Ana museum said Tuesday that Labbe, whose scholarship in ancient and native cultures of Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Pacific Islands was manifested for 27 years in dozens of exhibitions, succumbed to cancer on April 2. "He was a whirlwind of activity, with a very powerful desire to contribute. He woke the place… Read More