Books published by Fowler Museum of Cultural History,U.S.

Celebrates the art of a contemporary Haitian artist.

Aboriginal Screen-Printed Textiles from Australiäs Top End presents the work of contemporary Australian textile artists working at five Aboriginal-owned art centers in the Northern Territory: Tiwi Design, Jilamara Arts and Crafts Association, Injalak Arts and Crafts Aboriginal Corporation, Bábbarra Women¿s Centre, and Merrepen Arts, Culture and Language. This book traces the history of textile screen printing at these art centers, from its beginnings in the late 1960s to its recent emergence as a vibrant contemporary art form for Aboriginal expression. A profile of each art center is followed by representative artworks. Essays by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal scholars, curators, and practitioners discuss the history, inspiration, and practical processes underlying these striking creations; the ways screen-printed textile designs express the artists¿ cultures, identities, and connections to lands; and the art centers¿ collaborations with fashion and interior designers.

Traces the impact of tea from its discovery in ancient China to the present-day tea plantations of Assam, crossing oceans and continents in the process. This book examines the multitude of ways in which tea has figured in the visual and literary arts.

Examines the ancient Peruvian process of weaving textiles with four finished selvages, or edges. While exploring the origins and development of this approach to weaving, this book also examines its influence on three contemporary artists, all of whom have considered ancient Peruvian weaving processes in their own work.

Invites the reader into Bedia's spiritual worlds, which range from his Cuban birthplace to Central Africa and to the indigenous Americas

Focuses on 106 metal lamps originating from throughout South and Southeast Asia. While examining the historical importance of the lamp, this work emphasizes that as altar and tool, icon and fine sculpture, it is an evocative reminder of an undying devotion forged with the most common yet enigmatic of materials: metal and fire.

This lavishly illustrated volume, demonstrating the scope and depth of the vast and remarkable global collections of the Fowler Museum at ucla, has been produced as part of the ongoing celebration of the institutionΓÇÖs fiftieth-anniversary year. It recalls many of the highlights of the MuseumΓÇÖs formation, focusing not only on collections development but also on a long history of programmatic innovation. The book begins with an essay by the MuseumΓÇÖs director, Marla C. Berns, which sketches the FowlerΓÇÖs history, and this is followed by a section reproducing in color and large format 250 stunning works from the collection. BernsΓÇÖs lengthy history of involvement with the Fowler - which began when she worked for the Museum as a graduate intern while pursuing her doctorate at UCLA - and the innovative strategies she has introduced, have uniquely situated her to author this book.

Delves into the personal stories of individual textile artists, bringing recognition to their accomplishments, skills, and extraordinary lives

In the past, girls from rural southeastern Europe spent their childhoods weaving, sewing, and embroidering festive dress so that upon reaching puberty they could join the Sunday afternoon village dances garbed in resplendent attire. This book features fifty nineteenth - and twentieth-century ensembles from Macedonia, Croatia, and Albania.

Brings together figurative wood sculptures and ceramic vessels, masks, and elaborate bronze and iron regalia selected to exemplify important typologies within the Benue River Valley

The margins of the Americas-borders that are at once physical and societal-engender sacred figures who walk the fine line between sinfulness and sanctity. In worship and artistic representation alike, these entities reflect and impact the experiences of those who regularly struggle with harsh and frequently dangerous economic, political, legal, geographic, gender, and racial realities. In this volume, Patrick A. Polk and his fellow authors examine a series of crucial, and often controversial, divine beings from Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala, Argentina, and the United States. They also find fascinating parallels between the lives and acts of these holy ones and those who have been formally sanctioned by the Catholic Church, revealing the peculiar interrelationship of sin to sanctity. Featured are numerous illustrations of the works of artists who interpret official and unofficial saints, folk heroes turned supernatural intercessors. The broad range of objects considered, from pop culture to fine art, attests to a widespread international infatuation with these complex and often counter-cultural spirits.

Examines the striking disjunction between social collapse and artistic flourescence in twenty-first century Haiti

Considers the cross-cultural context and collaborative nature of Boetti's iconic artworks

Highlights the 2,700-year history of Jews in Iran

Celebrates the artistry and audacity of the taggers and un-commissioned muralists who decorate and deface contemporary cities

Each type of cloth made in Kerek is created for a specific purpose - to be worn by a person of a particular age, social or residential group; to serve in life-cycle events such as marriage or funerals; and to act as a focal point in agricultural ceremonies or curing rites. This book deals with this topic.

Brings together figurative wood sculptures and ceramic vessels, masks, and elaborate bronze and iron regalia selected to exemplify important typologies within the Benue River Valley

Presents eight essays documenting the state of bast and leaf fibre weaving traditions in Vietnam, Borneo, Korea, Burma, Okinawa, the Philippines, Japan, and Micronesia. This book examines processes that have nurtured or buffeted attempts to preserve or revive the production of these textiles. It is illustrated with colour photographs.