LISTSERV 16.5 - ARLIS-L Archives

Over the last decade, Native American culture has begun to be recognized as a part of American history. The 500th anniversary of the landing of Columbus in the Western Hemisphere in 1992 and American Indian activism have helped to awaken a fresh perspective on the relationship between the indigenous peoples of the Americas and the Europeans and others who now populate these continents. Native American art is moving into university curricula and art museum collections to broaden the definition of American art. The new VRA special bulletin makes it easy to find comprehensive materials for documenting the arts of the Native peoples of North America. It provides sources for images, accurate cataloging information, and a primer on identifying subject content and distinctive patterns. It comprises a concise annotated bibliography and discography of books, films, CDs and DVDs, websites, and periodicals; lists of image vendors, museums, and historic sites that provide visual materials; pre- and post- European contact chronologies; a guide for building a basic image collection, 19 maps, and a glossary of common terms. The culture and period chronology demonstrates the dynamics of Native American cultures across the continent and the millennia.