Native American art : from the Thomas W. Weisel family collection / edited by Bruce Bernstein, Hillary C. Olcott [and 3 others].

"Spanning nearly one thousand years of artistic creativity, Native American Art from the Thomas W. Weisel Family Collection documents and celebrates a transformative gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The collection, developed by Thomas W. Weisel over the course of thirty years, is wide ranging and brings together artworks that embody exquisite aesthetics and rich cultural histories. While the majority of the collection is from the American Southwest--nineteenth-century Diné/Navajo weavings, Ancestral and historic Pueblo pottery, Hopi and Zuni carved figures, and Yavapai and Apache basketry--works from the Pacific Northwest and the Plains are also included. Building upon the Museums' first publication on the collection, Lines on the Horizon (2014), Native American Art is an expanded scholarly catalogue that includes all 206 works from the gift and features new research and specially commissioned essays and extended captions. Developed in collaboration with cultural advisors, the catalogue reflects the complex and multilayered nature of the works in the collection and, more broadly, the field of Native American art. Contributions by over eighty authors from different disciplines and cultural backgrounds--including scholars, culture bearers, artists, collectors, and museum professionals--illuminate details about the living histories of the works. The multitude of perspectives and voices offered here embraces the complexity of the dialogue surrounding Native works past and present, ensuring that Native American Art will be a cornerstone publication in the field of Native American art history."--Supplied by publisher.