Publisher's Synopsis
Symbol and Substance in American Indian Art continues the presentation of the art of Native North America at the Metropolitan Museum. Shown in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, the objects come from the holdings of the friend and private collector who loaned the works for Color and Shape in American Indian Art. That exhibition, held in 1983, focused on the change from the traditional design and restrained use of color prevalent in the late eighteenth century to the exuberant eclecticism and intense hues characteristic of early twentieth-century Native American art. The current exhibition, covering much the same time span, offers a more penetrating view of the meaning of the works displayed. [This book was originally published in 1984 and has gone out of print. This edition is a print-on-demand version of the original book.]
