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Art History: Non-Western Art
This guide will introduce art history resources available to Pepperdine University students.
Art beyond the west : the arts of Africa, India and Southeast Asia, China, Japan and Korea, the Pacific, and the Americas by Michael Kampen-O'Riley
Call Number: Oversize N5300 .K292 2002
ISBN: 0810914336
Publication Date: 2002
Photographs and text profile the art traditions of Africa, India, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, Korea, the Pacific, and the Americas.
ARTH 300. Non-Western Art
A survey of the art and architecture of China, Japan, India, Africa, the Islamic world, and the pre-Columbian Americas.
African Art
A history of art in Africa (2d ed.) by Monica Blackmun Visonà; Robin Poynor; Herbert M Cole
Call Number: Oversize N7380 .H54 2008
ISBN: 0136128726
Publication Date: 2008
"Informed by the latest scholarship yet written for the general reader, this has been the first comprehensive study to present the arts of Africa in art historical terms. A History of Art in Africa covers all parts of the continent, including Egypt, from prehistory to the present day and includes the art of the African Diaspora"
African art by Frank Willett
Call Number: N7380 .W5 2003
ISBN: 0500203644
Publication Date: 2003
CONTENTS:
Introducing Africa -- The development of the study of African art -- Towards a history of African art -- African architecture -- Looking at African sculpture -- Understanding African sculpture -- Contemporary African art.
African art in the cycle of life by Roy Sieber; Roslyn A Walker
Call Number: Oversize NB1091.65 .S54 1987
ISBN: 0874748216
Publication Date: 1987
"Published in conjunction with an inaugural exhibition, African Art in the Cycle of Life, organized by the National Museum of African Art, September 28, 1987-March 20, 1988"
Contemporary African art by Sidney Littlefield Kasfir
Call Number: N7380 .K36 2000
ISBN: 0500203288
Publication Date: 2000
This pioneering history examines the major themes and accomplishments in African art from the past fifty years, achieving an impressive balance between the critical reexamination of frequently discussed artists, groups and workshops and the introduction of less publicized or more recent material.
Pre-Columbian Art
Art treasures of ancient Mexico : journey to the land of the gods by Felipe R Solís Olguín; Ted J J Leyenaar; Beatriz de la Fuente; Michel Zabé;
Call Number: Oversize F1219.3.A7 S58 2002
ISBN: 0853318581
Publication Date: 2002
"Published to accompany the exhibition Mexico: journey to the land of the gods: art treasures of ancient Mexico held in the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, from 3 March until 30 June 2002"
Handbook to life in the Ancient Maya world by Lynn V Foster
Call Number: F1435 .F676 2002
ISBN: 0816041482
Publication Date: 2002
This text offers an accessible presentation of the latest archaeological and historical research on all aspects of Maya society, from its earliest beginnings to the Spanish Conquest in the 16th century.
A pre-Columbian world by Jeffrey Quilter; Mary Ellen Miller; Dumbarton Oaks.
Call Number: Oversize E55.5 .P73 2006
ISBN: 088402315X
Publication Date: 2006
From a symposium at Dumbarton Oaks 6 and 7 October 2001.
The Aztecs by Michael Ernest Smith
Call Number: F1219.73 .S58 2003
ISBN: 0631230157
Publication Date: 2003
A vivid and comprehensive account of the Aztecs, the best-known people of pre-Columbian America. It examines their origins, civilization, and the distinctive realms of Aztec religion, science, and thought.
"Deals with all aspects of Islamic art and architecture ranging from the Middle East to Africa to Central, South, and East Asia and includes entries on artists, rulers, writers, ceramics, sculpture, metalwork, painting, calligraphy, textiles, and more"
Islamic art in detail by Sheila R Canby
Call Number: N6260 .C37 2005
ISBN: 0674023900
Publication Date: 2005
"This extensively illustrated book allows readers to identify those elements and themes that define art forms as Islamic, and to examine them in works of painting and metalwork, in calligraphy and manuscripts, ceramics, glass, wood, and ivory comprising one of the most imposing collections of arts from across the Muslim world."
Islamic art and architecture 650-1250 (2d ed.) by Richard Ettinghausen; Oleg Grabar; Marilyn Jenkins
Call Number: Oversize N6260 .E79 2001
ISBN: 0300088671
Publication Date: 2001
"This illustrated book provides an overview of Islamic art and architecture from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries, a time of the formation of a new artistic culture and its first, medieval, flowering in the vast area from the Atlantic to India."
The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts : thirteen centuries of glory from the Umayyads to the Ottomans by Seracettin Şahin; Türk ve İslâm Eserleri Müzesi.
Call Number: Oversize N3690.T8 I82 2009
ISBN: 1935295020
Publication Date: 2009
Masterpieces of Islamic art : the decorated page from the 8th to the 17th century by Oleg Grabar
Call Number: Oversize ND2955 .G6913 2009
ISBN: 3791343793
Publication Date: 2009
"The evolution of book art and painting in the Islamic world is the product of diverse regions and periods. Islamic art flourished in the great cities and centers of learning of the ottoman Turks, the Iranian Qajars, and the later Indian Mughals, spreading across a region that extended from the Atlantic Ocean to China."
Korean Art
The Art of Korea by Kumja Paik Kim
Call Number: Payson Oversize N7362 .K56 2006
ISBN: 9780939117383
Publication Date: 2006-08-30
Featuring dozens of Korean paintings, sculptures, figurines, porcelain and textiles, this art book is explores the rich visual history of Korean peninsula. San Francisco's Asian Art Museum was a pioneering advocate for bringing Korean art into the U.S,. One of the first museums in the United States to have a gallery solely dedicated to Korean art, it has built up a remarkable collection of more than 750 art objects spanning millennia of Korean culture in a variety of mediums.
Treasures from Korea: arts and culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392-1910 by Hyunsoo Woo (Editor); Insoo Cho
Call Number: Oversize N7363.4 .T74 2014
ISBN: 0300204124
Publication Date: 2014-04-01
Treasures from Korea is the first major publication outside of Korea to survey the artistic production of the world's longest-ruling Confucian dynasty, which reigned on the Korean peninsula from 1392 to 1910.
Korean Contemporary Art by Miki Wick Kim
Call Number: Payson Oversize N7365.6 .K55 2012
ISBN: 9783791351575
Publication Date: 2012-03-20
This unique survey examines the contemporary art scene in Korea, which is one of the most dynamic and least known areas of the contemporary art world. This book features Korea's most talented and prolific artists and their works, from the powerful and grand-scale installations of Do Ho Suh and the eye-popping sculptures of Choi Jeong-Hwa to the minimalist performance of Kimsooja, and the intellectually challenging videos and sculptures of Michael Joo.
Chinese Art
Chinese art by Mary Tregear
Call Number: N7340 .T73 1997
ISBN: 0500202990
Publication Date: 1997
Traces the history of Chinese painting and sculpture, and describes important movements and themes.
Art in China by Craig Clunas
Call Number: N7340 .C59 1997
ISBN: 0192842447
Publication Date: 1997
Oxford history of art.
Chinese art in detail by Carol Michaelson; Jane Portal
Call Number: N7340 .M48 2006
ISBN: 0674023897
Publication Date: 2006
CONTENTS:
Introduction: what is Chinese art? -- Art for the tomb -- Art for the temple -- Art for the court -- Art for the elite -- Art for the masses.
The odyssey of China's Imperial art treasures by Jeannette Shambaugh Elliott; David L Shambaugh
Call Number: N8846.C6 E44 2005
ISBN: 0295985224
Publication Date: 2005
Tracing the 3000-year history of the Chinese imperial collections, from the Bronze Age to the 21st century, this title follows the gradual formation of the Peking Palace Museum in 1925, its hasty fragmentation as large parts of the collection were moved, and finally its formal division into what are two Palace Museums.
Contemporary Chinese art : primary documents by Wu Hung; Peggy Wang; Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
Call Number: N7345 .C665 2010
ISBN: 0822349434
Publication Date: 2010
Heavily illustrated, this collection brings together carefully selected primary texts on contemporary Chinese art, arranged in chronological order
Japanese Art
Japanese art by Joan Stanley-Baker
Call Number: N7350 .S7 2000
ISBN: 0500203261
Publication Date: 2000
Traces the history of Japanese painting, calligraphy, architecture, sculpture, and other arts from the prehistoric period to modern times.
Japanese art in detail by John Reeve
Call Number: N7350 .R44 2005
ISBN: 0674023919
Publication Date: 2005
"Beginning by asking, "What is Japanese art?" this book supplies an answer so broad in its reach, so rich in detail, and so extensively illustrated as to give a reader not just a true picture, but also a fine understanding, of Japanese art. Arranged thematically, the book includes chapters on nature and pleasure, landscape and beauty, all framed by the themes of serenity and turmoil, the two poles of Japanese culture ancient and modern.
Twelve centuries of Japanese art from the Imperial collections by Moritoku Hirabayashi;
Call Number: Oversize ND1457.J32 W377 1997
ISBN: 1560988932
Publication Date: 1997
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Arthur M Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Dec. 14, 1997-Mar. 8, 1998.
Remaking Tradition: modern art of Japan from the Tokyo National Museum by Hiroyuki Shimatani (Contribution by); Masato Matsushima (Contribution by); David Franklin; Masami Zeniya (Introduction by); Frederick E. Bidwell (Foreword by); Cleveland Museum of Art Staff (Other Primary Creator)
Call Number: Oversize N7354 .S55 2013
ISBN: 9780300206081
Publication Date: 2014-03-25
This catalogue presents over fifty works in different media--most notably sculpture, painting, and ceramics--assembled together for the first time to convey the impressive variety of Japanese art from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Art of India
Indian art by Partha Mitter
Call Number: N7301 .M48 2001
ISBN: 0192842218
Publication Date: 2001
This concise yet lively new survey guides the reader through 5,000 years of Indian art and architecture. A rich artistic tradition is fully explored through the Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, Colonial, and contemporary periods, incorporating discussion of modern Bangladesh and Pakistan, tribal artists, and the decorative arts.
The Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent by J C Harle
Call Number: N7301 .H37 1986
ISBN: 0300062176
Publication Date: 1986
CONTENTS:
Early Indian art -- The Gupta period -- The Post-Gupta period -- The later Hindu period -- South India -- Painting -- Indo-Islamic architecture -- Sri Lanka -- Nepal
The triumph of modernism : India's artists and the avant-garde, 1922-1947 by Partha Mitter
Call Number: N7304 .M58 2007
ISBN: 1861893183
Publication Date: 2007
This richly illustrated volume explores the contested history of art and nationalism in colonial India during the period 1922-47. The author shows that modernist Western art, which was rebelling against the Western academic tradition, had a strong influence on Indian art made during this period.
Hindu art and architecture by George Michell
Call Number: N8195.A4 M53 2000
ISBN: 0500203377
Publication Date: 2000
The art of Hinduism constitutes one of the world's greatest traditions. This volume examines the entire period, covering shrines consecrated to Hindu cults and works of art portraying Hindu divinities and semi-divine personalities.
Asian Art
A history of Far Eastern art by Sherman E Lee; Naomi Noble Richard
Call Number: Oversize N7336 .L43 1994b
ISBN: 0133933989
Publication Date: 1994
The art of East Asia by Gabriele Fahr-Becker; et al
Call Number: Oversize N7337 .F34 1999
ISBN: 3833160985
Publication Date: 1999
Contents: China -- Calligraphy -- Jade -- Indonesia -- The Kingdom of the Khmer -- Textiles in southeast Asia -- Japan -- Korea.
Buddhist art and architecture by Robert E Fisher
Call Number: N8193.A4 F57 1993
ISBN: 0500202656
Publication Date: 1993
Contents: The subject-matter of Buddhist art -- India and neighbouring regions -- China -- Korea and Japan -- South-East Asia.
The art of Southeast Asia : Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Burma, Java, Bali by Philip S Rawson
Call Number: N5877.A8 R3 1990
ISBN: 0500200602
Publication Date: 1990
With a wealth of information about the history, traditions, and religious beliefs of Southeast Asia, Philip Rawson surveys a vast array of works of art and crafts from the region. Since prehistoric times, the countries of Southeast Asia have created a unique melange of indigenous art and the art of neighboring India and China. From the bronze tombs of the Dong-son people in 500 BC, to the mystical, dramatic form of Indonesia puppetry in current day Java and Bali, from architectural wonders such as Borobudur, to a host of pagodas, shrines, and temples, Rawson explores a medley of Southeast Asian art.