Likeness and Beyond: Portraits from Africa and the World by Borgatti, Jean; Brilliant, Richard - 1993

Queens, New York, U.S.A.: Museum for African Art. New. 1993. Soft Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0945802064 multiple copies may be available, Likeness and Beyond: Portraits from Africa and the World While African artists are usually thought to be uninterested in creating true representations of the external world, this catalogue shows that certain kinds of portraiture do exist in Africa. A series of comparisons with portraits from other societies illuminates the relationship between African art and the physical world. Exhibition catalogue by Jean M. Borgatti and Richard Brilliant. Exhibition by Allen Wardwell. Published and distributed by The Center for African Art, February 1990. 164 pp. .