The Arts of Ghana
Author: Herbert M. Cole
Publisher:
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntroduces the viewer to Ghanaian history, geography, religions, and culture through a study of the nation's traditional arts.
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Culture and Customs of Ghana
Author: Steven J. Salm
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: 2002-03-30
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides an overview of the history and culture of Ghana, featuring discussion of the country's religion and thought, the arts, cuisine and traditional dress, gender roles, marriage and family, social customs, and lifestyle.
Kente Colors
Author: Debbi Chocolate
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 1997-10-01
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 0802775284
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA rhyming description of the kente cloth costumes of the Ashanti and Ewe people of Ghana and a portrayal of the symbolic colors and patterns.
Extreme Canvas
Author: Clive Barker
Publisher: Dilettante Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the 1980s a group of entrepreneurs in Ghana created small-scale, mobile film-distribution empires, hitting the road with videocassettes, television monitors, portable gas-powered generators and rolled-up, hand-painted, artist-signed canvas posters. This new medium created the first opportunity for some of the best young painters in Ghana to express themselves on a public scale. In the frequent absence of an original image upon which to base the work they had been commissioned to produce, the artists inevitably created cinematic paintings that were largely interpretive and imagination-driven. In the book's four major essays, author Ernie Wolfe III recounts the rise and fall of the mobile cinema tradition, while noted African art scholar Roy Sieber follows two-dimensional art in Africa from rock paintings in the Sahara to contemporary manuals, wall paintings, and barber board paintings as well as the canvas movie posters themselves; Paul Hayes Tucker compares the phenomenon to 19th century European utility-based painting; and poet and art critic John Yau contributes the perspective of an American art historian. In addition, Hollywood film notables such as horror auteur Clive Barker, actor LeVar Burton, actress Anjelica Huston, and director Gus Van Sant contribute chapter introductions.
West Africa
Author: Mira Bartok
Publisher: Good Year Books
Published: 1992-09
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9780673360533
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEducational resource for teachers, parents and kids!
Africa
Author: Tom Phillips
Publisher: Prestel Pub
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 615
ISBN-13: 9783791320045
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis magnificent celebration of the world's oldest and most diverse artistic traditions is considered the definitive book on African art. Ranging from the oldest known human artifact, circa 1.6 million BC, to pieces made within living memory, the objects collected in this extraordinary volume reflect a continent of enormous cultural and historical scope. Arranged chronologically within seven geographical sections, it offers an astonishing array of sculptures in wood, bronze, stone, and gold, as well as rock paintings, ceremonial pieces, ceramics, jewelry, and textiles culled from private and public collections around the world. Commentary by renowned scholars illuminates the cultural and historical significance of these pieces, and in-depth authoritative texts highlight critical aspects of each region. Together these words and images take readers on an artistic grand tour through a continent of unparalleled diversity, and towards the thrilling discovery of not one Africa, but many.
The God Child
Author: Nana Oforiatta Ayim
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2020-03-03
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1408882426
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA moving, mesmerizing, and astoundingly original debut novel by one of the most exciting literary voices to emerge in recent years.
Kumasi Realism, 1951-2007
Author: Atta Kwami
Publisher: Hurst & Company
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781849040877
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis text explores a burgeoning body of West African artistic production that draws upon photography, advertising, graphic design, European art history and Ghanaian history and culture.
Culture and Customs of Ghana
Author: Steven J. Salm
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2002-03-30
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 031301132X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe decades of independence in Ghana have strengthened the idea of a national Ghanaian culture. The culture and customs of Ghana today are a product of diversity in traditional forms, influenced by a long history of Islamic and European contact. Culture and Customs of Ghana is the first book to concisely provide an up-to-date narrative on the most significant elements of the established cultural life and institutions as well as the most recent changes in the cultural landscape. Written expressly for students and the general reader, it belongs in every library supporting multicultural and African studies curricula. Ghana seeks to cultivate the philosophy of the African personality, to revive, maintain, and promote Ghanaian ways of life and integrate them into political and social institutions. Ghanaians also recognize their relationship to the rest of the world and continue to develop with the forces of globalization. Culture and Customs of Ghana authoritatively discusses the vibrant and adaptable people, from their religions to music and dance. A chronology, glossary, and numerous photos complement the text.
Cosmopolitanism and Women’s Fashion in Ghana
Author: Christopher L. Richards
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-11-29
Total Pages: 301
ISBN-13: 1000478556
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDrawing on extensive archival research and interviews, this book delves into the rich world of Ghanaian fashion, demonstrating how, over time, local dress styles and materials have been fused with global trends to create innovative, high fashion garments that reflect a distinctly Ghanaian cosmopolitanism. Ghana has a complex and diverse fashion culture which was in evidence before independence in 1957 and has continued to grow in reputation in the postcolonial period. In this book, Christopher Richards reflects on the contributions of the country’s female fashion designers, who have employed fashion to innovate existing, culturally relevant dress styles, challenge gendered forms of dress, and make bold statements regarding women’s sexuality. Treated as artworks, the book examines specific garments to illustrate the inherent complexity of their design and how fashion is often embedded with a blending of personal histories, cultural practices and global inspirations. Reflecting in particular on the works of Laura Quartey, Letitia Obeng, Juliana Kweifio-Okai, Beatrice Arthur and Aisha Ayensu, this book makes an important and timely contribution to art history, fashion studies, anthropology, history, women’s studies and African Studies. Chapter 1 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
