Ancestors of the Lake by Webb, Virginia-Lee - 2011: Art of Lake Sentani and Humboldt Bay, New Guinea

The Menil Collection, 2011. Hardcover. New. New oversized hardcover in new dust jacket. Pages are clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes bibliography, index, essays, and photos. 136 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. After Dutch expeditions reached New Guinea's Lake Sentani island and Humboldt Bay in the mid-1800s, Western visitors began collecting works by local artists. Ancestors of the Lake is a stunning look at the region's distinctive art, such as its highly stylized wooden sculptures and decoratively and abstractly designed barkcloths. This beautifully illustrated volume brings together many of these important historic pieces for the first time, including the landmark collection of French writer and art dealer Jacques Viot, along with photographs by Paul Wirz. The book also explores how European Surrealist artists found inspiration in the art of New Guinea, highlighted by rarely seen photographs by Man Ray of Sentani sculpture.

The Menil Collection, 2011-07-06. Hardcover. Used: Good.

The Menil Collection, 2011-07-06. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Yale University Press, Menil Collection, 2011. Hardcover. Like New/as new. Factory sealed. 136p. Measures 9.25x11.25 inches. This beautifully illustrated volume brings together many of the historical pieces collected by Western artists and important historic pieces for the first time, including the landmark collection of French writer and art dealer Jacques Viot, along with photographs by Paul Wirz. The book also explores how European Surrealist artists found inspiration in the art of New Guinea, highlighted by rarely seen photographs by Man Ray of Sentani sculpture.

Houston and New Haven: Menil Collection; Yale University Press, 2011. Cloth, 136 pages, illustrations. (some colour), color maps; 29 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Menil Collection, Houston, Tex., May 6 to August 28, 2011, and Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts, Norwich, England, September 27 to December 11, 2011. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "After Dutch expeditions reached New Guinea's Lake Sentani island and Humboldt Bay in the mid-1800s, Western visitors began collecting works by local artists. Ancestors of the Lake is a stunning look at the region's distinctive art, such as its highly stylized wooden sculptures and decoratively and abstractly designed barkcloths. This beautifully illustrated volume brings together many of these important historic pieces for the first time, including the landmark collection of French writer and… Read More

Houston, Texas: Menil Foundation, Inc, 2011. Hardcover. VG / VG. Dark beige cloth over boards; Color pictorial dj.; 136 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw and color, with 96 color figures. Accompanied an exhibition of the same name, which appeared at the Menil Collection and the Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts; Includes six essays; Very well illustrated.

Menil Collection, 2011. Hardcover. New. 128 pages. 11.10x9.13x0.87 inches.

Yale University Press (Distribution). New. 2011. Hardcover. 0300166109 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 136 pp. ; 103 illus. (60 in color. ) -- with a bonus offer-- .