African Cosmos
Written by Christine M. Kreamer
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: November 27, 2012
Price: $60.00
A groundbreaking scholarly publication, accompanying an exhibition organized by the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution,
African Cosmos: Stellar Arts brings together exceptional works of art, dating from ancient times to the present, and essays by leading scholars and contemporary artists to consider African cultural astronomy: creativity and artistic practice...
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African Textiles Today
Written by Chris Spring
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2012
Price: $45.00
African Textiles Today illustrates how African history is read
, told, and recorded in cloth.
All artifacts or works of art hold within them stories that range far beyond the time of their creation or the lifetime of their creator, and African textiles are patterned with these hidden histories. In Africa, cloth...
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Tutankhamun
The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs
Written by Zahi Hawass
Photographed by Sandro Vannini
Format: Hardcover, 264 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2008
Price: $40.00
Mysterious boy king Tutankhamun returns to the U.S. in 2008, bringing rare treasures never before seen outside Egypt. For the millions of fans wanting a keepsake and chronicle of this magnificent new exhibition, this book will delight. Created by world-renowned art historians under the guidance of Zahi Hawassdirector of Egypt’s Supreme...
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