Basket Weavers for the California Curio Trade : Elizabeth and Louise Hickox /

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Through its close examination of these superb practitioners of basketry, Basket Weavers for the California Curio Trade addresses many of today's most pressing questions in Native American art studies concerning individuality, patronage, and issues of authenticity. Graced with historical photogr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cohodas, Marvin
Corporate Author: Southwest Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Los Angeles, Calif.] : Southwest Museum, 1997.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Hickox, Louise Merrill, > 1896-1962.
Hickox, Elizabeth Conrad, > 1872-1947.
Indiennes > États-Unis > Californie (États-Unis) > Biographies.
Karok (Indiens)
Vannerie indienne > États-Unis > Californie (États-Unis)
Karok women.
Karok baskets > Collectors and collecting.
Indian women basket makers.
Indian basket makers.
Basket making.
Art objects > Collectors and collecting.
Art objects > Collectors and collecting > California > History.
Basket making > Klamath River Valley (Or. and Calif.) > History.
Karok baskets > Collectors and collecting > California.
Indian women basket makers > Klamath River Valley (Or. and Calif.) > Biography.
Indian basket makers > Klamath River Valley (Or. and Calif.) > Biography.
Karok women > Biography.
United States > Klamath River Valley.
California.
Biographies.
Biography.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Through its close examination of these superb practitioners of basketry, Basket Weavers for the California Curio Trade addresses many of today's most pressing questions in Native American art studies concerning individuality, patronage, and issues of authenticity. Graced with historical photographs and full-color plates, it reveals the challenges faced by early-twentieth-century Native weavers.
The peoples of northwestern California's Lower Klamath River area have long been known for their fine basketry. Two early-twentieth-century weavers of that region, Elizabeth Hickox and her daughter Louise, created especially distinctive baskets that are celebrated today for their elaboration of technique, form, and surface design. Marvin Cohodas explores the various forces that influenced Elizabeth Hickox, analyzing her relationship with the curio trade, and specifically with dealer Grace Nicholson, to show how those associations affected the development and marketing of baskets.
Physical Description:1 online resource (447 pages): illustrations (some color) ;
ISBN:9780816541065

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