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Masterpieces of New Guinea Art in Jolika Collection

Original title : New Guinea Art Masterpieces from Jolika collection

206 p.
Hardcover
First edition

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A two-volume hardcover set (2005) showcasing the Jolika Collection of New Guinea art, edited by Ruth A. Peltason and authored by Marcia and John Friede. Features 629 + 206 pages with full-color photographs, essays on themes and history, and a slipcase. Size: 12.5" x 9.5" x 4". Dust jackets in black heavy paper with white lettering. Very good condition. Published…

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Pagination: 206 p.
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First edition

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Very good condition

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Marcia and John Friede (Authors); Ruth A Peltason (Editor)
New Guinea Art Masterpieces From the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede (First Edition. Complete in Two Volumes with Slipcase.)

San Francisco, California: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in Association with 5 Continents Editions, 2005. Hardcover. 12.5" x 9.5" x 4" (in slipcase). John Bigelow Taylor and Dianne Dubler. Profusely illustrated with fascinating photographs of the New Guinea art pieces from Marcia and John Friede's collection in full color. Images are striking and contemplative. Dust jackets are both a black heavy paper with full color images on each cover, with white lettering on the spine.

VOLUME I - Contents include: Dedication; Director's Forward by Harry S. Parker III; Collecting New Guinea Art by John Fride; and The Plates. 629 pp.

VOLUME II - Contents include: The Essays; One Symphony from Many Voices: Collectors, Collecting Activities, and the Culture of Collecting Since 1870 by Robert L. Welsh; Major Themes in New Guinea Art by Dirk Smidt; Oceana: Objects of Revelation and Desire by Philippe Peltier; Radiocarbon Dating of New Guinea Carvings from the Jolika Collection by Gregory Hodgins; Catalog of Objects by John Friede; Selected Bibliography; Glossary; and Index, 206 pp.

Very good condition