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Pub Date2017
ISBN9780806155708
Pages312
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Visual culture of the ancient Americas: contemporary perspectives

Edited by Andrew Finegold, Ellen Hoobler, Afterword by Dr. Esther Pasztory
University of Oklahoma Press

In the past fifty years, the study of indigenous and pre-Columbian art has evolved from a groundbreaking area of inquiry in the mid-1960s to an established field of research. This period also spans the career of art historian Esther Pasztory. Few scholars have made such a broad and lasting impact as Pasztory, both in terms of our understanding of specific facets of ancient American art as well as in our appreciation of the evolving analytical tendencies related to the broader field of study as it developed and matured. The essays collected in this volume reflect scholarly rigor and new perspectives on ancient American art and are contributed by many of Pasztory’s former students and colleagues.