The Traditional Art volume presents a panorama of 6,000 years in thehistory of African art by highlighting archetypal and iconic works fromvarious regions and important historic periods-400 objects beautifullyreproduced in full color. This immense artistic and historic frescohighlights the beauty and force of these works from regions nowcomprising Nigeria, Benin, the Congo, Gabon, Guinea, the Ivory Coast,Mali, and Sudan. The book also examines the influence of African art on20th-century Western masters such as Picasso, Modigliani, and Brancusi.
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