In the Spirit of the Ancestors – Contemporary Northwest Coast Art at the Burke …

In the Spirit of the AncestorsContemporary Northwest Coast Art at the Burke Museum\nAuthor(s): Robin K. Wright, Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Washington Press, United States\nImprint: University of Washington Press\nISBN-13: 9780295995212, 978-0295995212\nSynopsis\nIn the Spirit of the Ancestors celebrates the vitality of contemporary Pacific Northwest Coast art by showcasing a selection of objects from the Burke Museum's collection of more than 2,400 late-twentieth- and early-twenty-first-century Native American works.\n\nEssays focus on contemporary art while exploring the important historical precedents on which so many artists rely for training and inspiration. Margaret Blackman reflects on building one of the largest collections of Northwest Coast serigraphs, and Joe David reminisces about his artistic journey through mask-making. Shaun Peterson, Lisa Telford, and Evelyn Vanderhoop discuss the historical precedents for working in styles that w]