Pre-Columbian Art from Central America and Colombia at Dumbarton Oaks

Colin McEwan, John W. Hoopes

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Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
11 January 2022

Art of indigenous peoples; History of art: pre-history; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; History of the Americas

Series: Pre-Columbian Art at Dumbarton Oaks

The final installment in the definitive series of catalogues of the Robert Woods Bliss Collection, Pre-Columbian Art from Central America and Colombia at Dumbarton Oaks examines a comprehensive and expertly curated collection of jade and gold objects from Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. This lavish catalogue provides over two hundred detailed and illustrated descriptions of objects that span approximately two millennia. Illustrated in detail with hundreds of high-quality photographs in full color and with stunning clarity, these breathtaking works of art reveal the ingenuity, skill, and vision of Indigenous artists and artisans.

With a dozen accompanying chapters by thirty contributors from the United States, Europe, and Latin America, this landmark publication describes the objects in the context of a history of the collection, production techniques, technical analyses, iconographic interpretations, and evaluations of material from specific archaeological sites. Pre-Columbian Art from Central America and Colombia at Dumbarton Oaks is a major watershed in the archaeology of the Isthmo-Colombian Area, representing an essential contribution to scholarship on fascinating cultures from an area located between Mesoamerica and the Andes, with ties to the Antilles and Amazonia, in the center of the Americas.

Edited by: Colin McEwan, John W. Hoopes
Imprint: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 305mm, Width: 229mm, Spine: 62mm
Weight: 3.942kg
ISBN: 9780884024699
ISBN 10: 0884024695
Series: Pre-Columbian Art at Dumbarton Oaks
Pages: 806
Publication Date: 11 January 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Colin McEwan (1951–2020) was Director of Pre-Columbian Studies at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC. John W. Hoopes is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Kansas.