An Olmec Figure At Dumbarton Oaks
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An Olmec Figure At Dumbarton Oaks
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Author : Elizabeth P. Benson
language : en
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
Release Date : 1971
An Olmec Figure At Dumbarton Oaks written by Elizabeth P. Benson and has been published by Genealogical Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Art categories.
Olmec Art At Dumbarton Oaks
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Author : Karl A. Taube
language : en
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks
Release Date : 2004
Olmec Art At Dumbarton Oaks written by Karl A. Taube and has been published by Dumbarton Oaks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Art categories.
Olmec Art at Dumbarton Oaks presents the Olmec portion of the Robert Woods Bliss Collection of Pre-Columbian Art. It illustrates all thirty-nine Olmec art objects in color plates and includes many complementary and comparative black-and-white illustrations and drawings. The body of Pre-Columbian art that Robert Bliss carefully assembled over a half-century between 1912 and 1963, amplified only slightly since his death, is a remarkably significant collection. In addition to their aesthetic quality and artistic significance, the objects hold much information regarding the social worlds and religious and symbolic views of the people who made and used them before the arrival of Europeans in the New World. This volume is the second in a series of catalogues that will treat objects in the Bliss Pre-Columbian Collection. The majority of the Olmec objects in the collection are made of jade, the most precious material for the peoples of ancient Mesoamerica from early times through the sixteenth century. Various items such as masks, statuettes, jewelry, and replicas of weapons and tools were used for ceremonial purposes and served as offerings. Karl Taube brings his expertise on the lifeways and beliefs of ancient Mesoamerican peoples to his study of the Olmec objects in teh Bliss collection. His understanding of jade covers a broad range of knowledge from chemical compositions to geological sources to craft technology to the symbolic power of the green stone. Throughout the book the author emphasizes the role of jade as a powerful symbol of water, fertility, and particularly, of the maize plant which was the fundamental source of life and sustenance for the Olmec. The shiny green of the stone was analogous to the green growth of maize. This fundamental concept was elaborated in specific religious beliefs, many of which were continued and elaborated by later Mesoamerican peoples, such as the Maya. Karl Taube employs his substantial knowledge of Pre-Columbian cultures to explore and explicate Olmec symbolism in this catalogue.
Dumbarton Oaks Conference On The Olmec
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Author : Elizabeth P. Benson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
Dumbarton Oaks Conference On The Olmec written by Elizabeth P. Benson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Olmecs categories.
Olmec Art At Dumbarton Oaks
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Author : Karl A. Taube
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Olmec Art At Dumbarton Oaks written by Karl A. Taube and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Art categories.
The Olmec Their Neighbors
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Author : Matthew Williams Stirling
language : en
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks
Release Date : 1981
The Olmec Their Neighbors written by Matthew Williams Stirling and has been published by Dumbarton Oaks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with History categories.
Twenty-one papers on the Olmec were written for this volume in tribute to Matthew W. Stirling, "pioneer archaeologist, ethnologist, and the discoverer of the Olmec civilization."
The Olmec Paintings Of Oxtotitlan Cave Guerrero Mexico
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Author : David C. Grove
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
The Olmec Paintings Of Oxtotitlan Cave Guerrero Mexico written by David C. Grove and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Indian art categories.
Dumbarton Oaks
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Author : Dumbarton Oaks
language : en
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
Release Date : 2008
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Dumbarton Oaks houses the extraordinary art collection begun by Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss. In this book the museum publishes the specialist collections in Byzantine and Pre-Columbian art, along with examples from the Blisses' superb European collection, for the first time. When Robert Bliss recalled handling a jade Olmec figurine in 1913, he said, "That day, the collector's microbe took root in--it must be confessed--very fertile soil." The Blisses' passion for art bore fruit in a remarkably diverse collection: Flemish tapestries, Renaissance furniture, and paintings by the likes of El Greco, Renoir, and Degas. The celebrated Byzantine collection includes floor mosaics from late antique Antioch, sumptuous jewelry, carved ivory reliefs, liturgical silver, and a comprehensive coin and seals collection. The Pre-Columbian collection showcases fine jade carvings, gold jewelry, monumental sculpture, ritual weaponry, colorful ceramics, and intricately woven textiles. The publication of this new guidebook coincides with the complete refurbishment of Dumbarton Oaks and the creative reinstallation of the galleries. The curators offer highlights of the collection, accompanied by a lucid and thought-provoking text. Dumbarton Oaks--The Collections is intended as a valuable resource and a pleasure to read for scholars and nonspecialists alike.
A Study Of Olmec Iconography
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Author : Peter David Joralemon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
A Study Of Olmec Iconography written by Peter David Joralemon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Indian art categories.
Unseen Art
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Author : Claudia Brittenham
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2023-01-17
Unseen Art written by Claudia Brittenham and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-17 with Art categories.
An examination of how ancient Mesoamerican sculpture was experienced by its original audiences.
A Study Of Olmec Sculptural Chronology
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Author : Susan Milbrath
language : en
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks
Release Date : 1979
A Study Of Olmec Sculptural Chronology written by Susan Milbrath and has been published by Dumbarton Oaks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Art categories.