Art/artifact
| Author | : Arthur C. Danto |
| Publisher | : Prestel Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 220 |
| Release | : 1988 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015022059110 |
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| Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Art/artifact by : Arthur C. Danto
Download or read book Art/artifact written by Arthur C. Danto and published by Prestel Publishing. This book was released on 1988 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This catalogue presents 160 objects of art and ethnography selected from the distinguished African collections of the Buffalo museum of science, the Hampton university museum (Virginia) and the American museum of natural history (New York City). The essays examine the shifting definitions of art and artifact, and deal with the question of how we look at objects from cultures whose classification systems differ from our own.
