Douglas Newton Text (22 results)

Hardcover. Condition: UsedVeryGood. Hardcover; light fading, light shelf wear to exterior; in very good conditi on with clean text and tight binding. Dust jacket shows scuffing and a few small edge tears.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First edition. 4to, 263 pp., color throughout. African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art. Upper corners of boards lightly bumped, remainder stamp on top edge, dampstain to lower portions of spine and boards; interior clean and unmarked. Jacket stained, handled, edgeworn, with several small chips and tears.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. Cloth, 263 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Photographs by Lee Boltin. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket price-clipped on the front flap. Another copy available. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. *** A lavish publication featuring the Nelson A. Rockefeller collection of ethnographic objects from Africa, Asia/Pacific, and Latin America, now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The designation of non-Western art as "primitive" has subsequently become politically incorrect; indeed, this publication - and the accompanying installation of the works - stirred vigourous debate about Western imperialism and the role of museums in appropriating cultural artifacts (including clothing, furniture, household utensils, tools, and ceremonial objects) from other societies under the rubric of "art." Nelson Rockefeller opened the Museum of Primitive Art in Manhattan in 1957 and presented this collection to the Metropolitan Museum in 1979 with the dedication of the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Richly illustrated with colour plates, organized thematically. Size: 4to.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Cloth, 263 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Photographs by Lee Boltin. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. Another copy available. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. *** A lavish publication featuring the Nelson A. Rockefeller collection of ethnographic objects from Africa, Asia/Pacific, and Latin America, now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The designation of non-Western art as "primitive" has subsequently become politically incorrect; indeed, this publication - and the accompanying installation of the works - stirred vigourous debate about Western imperialism and the role of museums in appropriating cultural artifacts (including clothing, furniture, household utensils, tools, and ceremonial objects) from other societies under the rubric of "art." Nelson Rockefeller opened the Museum of Primitive Art in Manhattan in 1957 and presented this collection to the Metropolitan Museum in 1979 with the dedication of the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Richly illustrated with colour plates, organized thematically. Size: 4to.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Knopf, 1978; stated First Edition, no additional printings indicated; 263pp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; very minor wear to edges of brown cloth boards, gilt titling remains bright and bold; photos and text very good. Light wear, a couple small closed tears to edges of clipped dust jacket; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges will apply for international and/or expedited shipping. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. Cloth, 263 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Photographs by Lee Boltin. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. *** A lavish publication featuring the Nelson A. Rockefeller collection of ethnographic objects from Africa, Asia/Pacific, and Latin America, now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The designation of non-Western art as "primitive" has subsequently become politically incorrect; indeed, this publication - and the accompanying installation of the works - stirred vigourous debate about Western imperialism and the role of museums in appropriating cultural artifacts (including clothing, furniture, household utensils, tools, and ceremonial objects) from other societies under the rubric of "art." Nelson Rockefeller opened the Museum of Primitive Art in Manhattan in 1957 and presented this collection to the Metropolitan Museum in 1979 with the dedication of the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Richly illustrated with colour plates, organized thematically. Size: 4to. Collectible.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 263 pages; Description: 263 p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 30 cm. Subjects: Rockefeller, Nelson Aldrich (1908-1979) --Art collections. Art, Primitive. Notes: Bibliography: p. 260-263. - [Series: The Nelson A. Rockefeller collection]. 2 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 263 pages; Description: 263 p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 30 cm. Subjects: Rockefeller, Nelson Aldrich (1908-1979) --Art collections. Art, Primitive. Notes: Bibliography: p. 260-263. - [Series: The Nelson A. Rockefeller collection]. 2 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First edition stated 1978, first printing, no additional printings listed . Hardcover in full tooled cloth with DJ. Condition as new, square tight and crisp book, no edgewear, no markings of any kind, no names no underlinings no highlights no bent page corners, not a reminder. DJ as new, bright and shiny, no tears no chips, price clipped. Folio, 264 pages, illustrated throughout with 254 color photographs made specially for this edition by Lee Boltin. Heavy book will require additional postage for priority or international orders.…

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Volume XXXIX, Fall 1981. 56 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Lee Boltin (Photos) (illustrator).

[New York]; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1981. (Reprinted from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin). [28x22 cm]. 53, (3) pp. Illustrated with colour photographs. Stapled wrappers. Spine ends very slightly worn. A fine copy. With the Swedish architect Carl-Axel Acking's signature of ownership, dated 1982. …

First 4to, cloth. 263 pp, 254 color illustrations, bibliography. 0394500571 Very good in dj (remainder mark).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This beautifully produced large-format volume presents 254 full-color plates of masterworks from the Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection, one of the world's most important assemblies of traditional art from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. The text, written by eminent curator and anthropologist Douglas Newton, provides authoritative cultural context, while Lee Boltin's specially commissioned photography delivers museum-quality visual documentation of iconic masks, figures, regalia, ritual objects, and ceremonial artifacts. Knopf's production values are fully on display: heavy coated stock, deep color saturation, and a handsome brown cloth binding embossed with traditional design motifs. Condition: Near Fine book / Very Good jacket. Brown cloth boards bright and clean with crisp gilt spine lettering and deeply impressed decorative motifs; gift inscription on front endpaper "To Bob and Sharon With our best wishes Agnes and John [Spulrebry] Christmas 1979." Binding strong and square. Interior immaculate with no foxing, no writing, and plates vivid and glossy. The jacket is bright with true black background and vivid artwork; light edgewear along top edge, minor rubbing, and a few short closed tears (neatly stabilized on the verso). Not price clipped. A sharp, well-preserved example. Edition & Printing Notes: As issued, Knopf provides no edition or printing statements for this title; the presence of only the 1978 copyright date, the Italian manufacture, and the absence of later-printing indicators confirm this copy as the First Edition, First Printing. Douglas Newton (1920-2001) was one of the most influential curators of non-Western art in the twentieth century. As longtime Curator of the Department of Primitive Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, he helped shape scholarly understanding of African, Oceanic, and Indigenous American art, emphasizing their aesthetic achievements as equal to Western traditions. Newton authored numerous landmark catalogues and essays, and was instrumental in establishing the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing at the Met. Lee Boltin (1917-1991) was a renowned art photographer celebrated for his ability to capture three-dimensional objects with clarity, drama, and precision. Trained at the American Museum of Natural History, Boltin became the preeminent photographer of ethnographic and archaeological materials during the mid-century, working closely with major museums and private collections. His distinctive lighting and camera work helped bring sculptural forms, especially masks and ceremonial objects, to life on the printed page. …

263 Seiten mit zahlreichen farbigen Abbildungen Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1540 4°,Originalganzleinenband mit Schutzumschlag.

Hardcover. Condition: COLLECTIBLE - NEW. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition, First Thus. BRAND NEW & Collectible. 254 paramount works from the Nelson A. Rockefeller (1908 - 1979) collection of Primitive Art, encompassing Africa to the islands of Oceania, Pre-Columbian American art, and many Indian cultures of North America. Text by Douglas Newton (1920 - 2001) of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and photographs from art photographer with a specialty in primitive works Lee Boltin (1917 - 1991). Lee Boltin (Photographer) (illustrator).…

4to. pp. 263. 254 colour illus. biblio. cloth. dw. First Edition.

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Como Nuevo. Dust Jacket Condition: Excelente. New York, Alfred A. Knoff, 1978, 263 pp. Edición en papel satinado. Ilustrated with magnificent plates on couche paper, full page and within text. Encuadernación plena tela original editor, lomo con títulos dorados y plato con dibujos a seco, con sobrecubierta ilustrada impecable. Forewor by André Malraux. Introduction Nelson A. Rockefeller. Primative Art. A perspective. Plates. Faces. Figures. Animals. Abstractions. Catalog. Bibliography. Original cloth, with very fine dustjacket. Folio.…

First Edition. Printed entirely on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with 254 full-color photographs made specially for this book by Lee Boltin. A very good copy in dj.

Reprinted from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin (Fall 1981), 28 cm, 53 Seiten, durchgehend mit Farbfotos, broschiert (illustrierter Hochglanzeinband, geheftet). gutes, sauberes Exemplar. Kunstdruckpapier, zweispaltiger Druck. Sprache: Englisch.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 4to. pp. 263. profusely illus. in colour (many full-page). biblio. cloth. dw. First Edition.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 346 pages : color illustrations, map.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1978 , 263 pp The Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection Text by Douglas Newton Foreword by André Malraux Photos with Artifacts in it Photographs by Lee Boltin Introduction by Nelson A. Rockefeller Alfred A. Knopf New York 1978 Hard Cover Used Book.