Alaska Native Art: Tradition, Innovation, Continuity

by Susan W. Fair, Jean Blodgett

Overview

Ranging from the islands of the Bering Sea to Alaska's interior forests, Alaska Native Art celebrates the rich art of Alaska's Native peoples, both setting their work in the context of historical traditions and demonstrating the vibrant role it continues to play in contemporary Alaskan culture. Alaska Native Art showcases a staggering array of types of art—from beadwork to ivory carving, basketry to skin sewing—from Aleutian Islander, Pacific Eskimo, Tlingit, Athabaskan, Yup'ik, and Inupiaq artists, as well as full-color photographs of artists at work. Lavishly produced, and featuring a fascinating study by author Susan W. Fair of the concept of tradition in the modern world, it is a tribute to the incredible vision of Alaska's Native artists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781889963822
Publisher:	University of Alaska Press
Publication date:	07/15/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	312
Sales rank:	517,603
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.50(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Susan W. Fair (1948–2003) was a folklorist, curator, and advocate for Native peoples who published extensively on Alaska Native art.



Susan W. Fair (1948–2003) was a folklorist, curator, and advocate for Native peoples who published extensively on Alaska Native art.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Editor’s Preface
Acknowledgments
Terminology and Abbreviations
Introduction
1          The Nature of Tradition
2          “Eskimos” and “Aleuts”
3          Alaska Indians
4          Genres, Boundaries, and Ways of Making
5          Assembling Collections, Making Exhibitions
6          The Importance of Place
7          Tradition as Process
Bibliography
Index