Masterpieces of Primitive Art Nelson Rockefeller Collection 1st Edition 1978 HC
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Title: Masterpieces of Primitive Art: The Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection Author: Douglas Newton (Text), Nelson D. Rockefeller (Introduction), André Malraux (Foreword) Illustrator: Lee Boltin (Photographer) Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Edition: Stated First Edition, First Printing (1978) Format: Hardcover, Brown cloth binding with gilt lettering and embossed motifs ISBN-10: 0-394-50057-1 Item Description: This extraordinary volume celebrates the peerless collection of Nelson A. Rockefeller, amassed with passion and discrimination over nearly fifty years. It provides a comprehensive introduction to non-Western art from Black Africa, Oceania, and Pre-Columbian America through 254 paramount works of art. The book features museum-quality visual documentation of iconic masks, figures, and ritual objects, accompanied by authoritative cultural context.This landmark publication served as the definitive record of the Rockefeller collection right before its permanent installation as the cornerstone of the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Book Overview: Thematic Organization: The volume is uniquely organized into four major visual categories: faces, human figures, animals, and abstractions.Authoritative Text: Includes a fascinating history of Western civilization's evolving attitudes toward tribal art by Douglas Newton (longtime Chairman of Primitive Art at the Met) alongside an intimate introduction by Nelson Rockefeller detailing his decades of collecting.Literary Foreword: Features an important foreword by legendary French theorist and cultural minister André Malraux, contextualizing how non-Western art reshaped the modern imaginations of artists like Picasso. Masterful Photography: Sumptuous color photography by Lee Boltin, designed with stark lighting to capture three-dimensional sculptural forms with ultimate clarity and precision.Production Value: A massive, high-quality folio printed and manufactured in Italy on heavy coated stock.Proposed Addition: A classic 'Borzoi Book,' published by the House of Knopf—a designation synonymous with the highest standards of mid-century bookmaking, including elegant typography and superior paper stock. Condition Report: This book is in Very Good collectible condition. Dust Jacket: Very Good. The original $30.00 price is unclipped on the front flap. The jacket is bright with true black backgrounds, though it shows surface rubbing/scuffing on the back and minor crinkling or small closed tears along the top edge of the spine and panels. Pages: immaculate. 263 pages on heavy coated stock with vivid, glossy color plates. Internal pages are bright and completely free of writing, names, or highlighting. Markings: None. Front endpapers and interior flaps are clean with no personal inscriptions or owner bookplates. Binding: Fine. The binding is strong, square, and secure. The brown cloth boards are pristine with bright gilt spine lettering.Publication Detail: The copyright page officially identifies this as a Borzoi Book, bearing the iconic Russian wolfhound colophon that has represented Alfred A. Knopf’s commitment to international literary excellence since 1915.
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