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1	Subway Art more books like this by Martha Cooper The painted trains you see in this book are as much a part of the past as the nickel fare and the Second Avenue El. The Transit Authority has successfully enforced a "zero-tolerance" policy on subway car graffiti for the past few years, although the tunnels remain canvases for spray-can artists. From the point of view of most riders, the subway is ... see all copies from $6.29! new only from $7.98! \| SVS
2	The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art more books like this by David Lewis-Williams In the most convincing explanation for Upper Paleolithic art yet proposed, David Lewis-Williams describes how 19th-century beliefs that the drawings were "art for art's sake, " or totemism, were supplanted in the wake of Darwinian evolutionary theory. 87 illustrations, 26 in color. see all copies from $11.92! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Cave Painters: Probing the Mysteries of the World's First Artists more books like this by Gregory Curtis In a book rich in detail, personalities, and history comes an introduction to the spectacular cave paintings of France and Spain, and to the men and women who discovered them. of full-color photos. 20 illustrations in text. see all copies from $8.17! new only from $8.69! \| SVS
4	Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast more books like this by Hilary Stewart see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.83! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black America more books like this by Mary V Campbell, David Levering Lewis (Photographer) see all copies from $7.72! new only from $30.14! \| first editions
6	Cave of Altamira more books like this by Antonio Beltran (Editor), Pedro A Saura Ramos (Photographer), Matilde Muzquiz Perez-Seoane This splendid volume offers a fresh look at one of the finest surviving works of Paleolithic art: the paintings in the cave of Altamira in northern Spain. Discovered in 1879, these vivid likenesses of horses, cattle, and bison seemed so fresh and "modern" that critics doubted their authenticity, and suspected an elaborate hoax. Only in 1905, with ... see all copies from $20.22! first editions
7	Lascaux: Movement, Space, and Time more books like this by Norbert Aujoulat Discovered by chance by two boys in France in 1940, the cave of Lascaux, with its radiant wall paintings of bison, aurochs, horses, and deer, offers us the most astonishing view we have of the shadowy, powerful animal world of the Old Stone Age some 18,000 years ago. In the early 1960s, when it became clear that the paintings were beginning to ... see all copies from $25.30! new only from $39.00! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Painted Ponies: American Carousel Art more books like this by William Manns, Dru Riley (Editor), Marianne Stevens "Painted Ponies" is a celebration of the magic and joy that these whirling fantasies of armored chargers, galloping Indian ponies, fiery military steeds and magical menagerie figures have brought to all of us. Now recognized as vanishing treasures, the last of these classic, wooden carousels were carved in the 1920s by immigrant craftsmen. A ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $31.12! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	African Art: An Introduction more books like this by Frank Willett Willet reveals the extraordinary breadth and aesthetic power of a continent that has produced diverse forms of art. A comprehensive text that examines both the ancient and contemporary art of Africa-- from wooden figures from ancestral shrines to a recent multimedia approach to picture making-- as well as the study of African art. Moreover, Willet ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $88.75! \| first editions
10	Primitive Art in Civilized Places more books like this by Sally Price What is so "primitive" about primitive art? And how do we dare to use our standards to judge it? Drawing on an intriguing mixture of sources--including fashion ads and films, her own anthropological research and even comic strips like "Doonesbury" --Price explores the cultural arrogance implicit in Westerners' appropriation of non-Western art. "A ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.58! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	American Indian Art more books like this by Norman Feder see all copies from $2.49! new only from $45.00! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Signs of Life: Rock Art of the Upper Rio Grande more books like this by Dennis Slifer Humans have inhabited the Southwest since ancient times, before the existence of deserts, when the climate was wet and cooler. As the landscape changed, people and cultures evolved, and as they developed in the Rio Grande Valley, they left traces of their presence, signs of life, in their rock art. Ancient images on stone offer intriguing glimpses ... see all copies from $2.47! new only from $7.90! \| signed copies \| first editions
13	Masterpieces of Primitive Art more books like this by Lee Boltin see all copies from $1.99! new only from $40.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Anonymous Was a Woman: A Celebration in Words and Images of Traditional American Art and the Women Who Made It more books like this by Mirra Bank, Phyllis Rose (Preface by) Based on her acclaimed PBS film of the same name, Anonymous Was a Woman is a glorious collection of American folk art, created by "ordinary" women o f the 18th and 19th centuries, which celebrates the daily experiences and inner lives of women. 97 illustrations, 60 in color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $35.25! \| first editions
15 view cover	Canyon de Chelly: Its People and Rock Art more books like this by Campbell Grant see all copies from $3.46! new only from $15.36! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Primitive Art more books like this by Franz Boas This influential 1927 study examines the symbolism and style of artifacts, literature, and music. Richly illustrated with more than 323 photos and drawings from the Indians of the Pacific Northwest. see all copies from $2.95! first editions
17 view cover	In the Land of Temple Caves: From St. Emilion to Paris's St Sulpice more books like this by Frederick W Turner In this beautiful, multifaceted travelogue that puts France's land of temple caves and the inviting life above them on a timeless map, it becomes increasingly, movingly clear: Art does matter. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Primitivism in 20th Century Art: Affinity of the Tribal and the Modern more books like this by William S Rubin (Editor) This lavishly illustrated two-volume set has been heralded as "a landmark publication", and "one of the most important latter-day additions to any serious library of modern art". 350 color and 690 black-and-white illustrations. see all copies from $25.00! first editions
19 view cover	African Rock Art: Paintings and Engravings on Stone more books like this by David Coulson, Alec Campbell (Text by) The Paleolithic stone art of the Sahara, Tanzania, and southern Africa is the subject of this collaboration, which presents the images--many of them in threatened, dangerous locations--as an attempt to preserve them from depredation by war and time. Among the representations are 20-foot giraffes carved into mountainsides and the monumental ... see all copies from $30.00! new only from $105.17! \| first editions
20 view cover	Indian Rock Art of the Southwest more books like this by Polly Schaafsma This comprehensive view of carvings and paintings on stone by Native Americans from 200 B.C. through the nineteenth century surveys the rock art of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, northern Mexico, and west Texas, providing an incomparable visual record of Southwest Indian culture, religion, and society. Rock carvings and paintings are important sources ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $18.95! \| first editions
21 view cover	The art of Benin more books like this by Paula Ben-Amos see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.21! \| first editions
22 view cover	American Folk more books like this by Gerald W R Ward From the Boston Museum of Folk Art's collection, this is a choice sampling of toys, paintings, quilts, and much more. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.39! \| first editions \| SVS
23	The Creative Explosion: An Inquiry Into the Origins of Art and Religion more books like this by John E Pfeiffer see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Native Arts of North America, Africa, and the South Pacific: An Introduction more books like this by George A Corbin "This introduction to the art of tribal peoples of North America, Africa, and the South Pacific does not briefly cover the hundreds of artistic traditions in these three vast areas but rather studies i" see all copies from $14.58! new only from $53.88! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	A Treasury of American Scrimshaw: A Collection of the Useful and Decorative more books like this by Michael McManus see all copies from $9.80! new only from $15.00! \| first editions

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