The Responsive Eye – Ralph T Coe & the Collecting of American Indian Art: Ralph T. Coe and the Collecting of American Indian Art (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series) - Hardcover

Coe, Ralph T; Thaw, Eugene V; King, Jonathan; Ostrowitz, Judith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300101872 ISBN 13: 9780300101874

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Ralph T. Coe has collected American Indian art for half a century, forming a renowned collection that represents all regions and periods of American Indian art. This attractive catalogue presents two hundred works from Coe’s remarkable collection. Featured are exquisite examples of prehistoric stone objects, button blankets, crest objects, masks, canoe and tipi models, dolls and figurines, woven basketry, tobacco paraphernalia, and a selection of contemporary works, all of which bring to life the vivid cultures of the American Indian throughout the centuries.
In the accompanying text, Coe entertainingly describes his extensive travels in the United States and Canada as he searched for objects for his collection. The catalogue also includes an essay by Eugene V. Thaw about Coe’s contribution to the awareness of the artistic heritage of American Indian art; an overview of the collecting of American Indian art by Jonathan King; and a discussion of aesthetic theory in relation to this art form by Judith Ostrowitz.

Published in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this title

About the Author

Ralph T. Coe is former director of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City; Eugene V. Thaw is a well-known collector; Jonathan King is a curator at the British Museum; and Judith Ostrowitz is an independent scholar.

Edition details

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300101872
• ISBN 13: 9780300101874
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352