Pathways of Art: How Objects Get to the Museum

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An illustrated reader on the highly topical subject of non-European art in the museums of the global North. Non-European artworks in European and American museums have become the s ubject of controversial debate. How exactly these collections of art from Africa, North and South America, Asia, and Oceania have been amassed in the global North over centuries, and how such works continue to be acquired and traded today, is under close scrutiny, and claims for their restitution to the places and people of their origin are voiced loudly. Format: Softcover Dimensions: 6.75 x 10.75 in. Pages: 412 Illustrations: 200 color, 50 halftones Show more