A Collection of Thirteen Art Reference Books on Art from Africa and New Guinea, and Western Receptions by Books and Reference

Books and Reference
A Collection of Thirteen Art Reference Books on Art from Africa and New Guinea, and Western Receptions
12 books and 1 pamphlet
Full listing in catalogue details
12 x 10 x 1 in ( 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm ) ( Largest )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $72.00
Sale date: April 22nd 2025
Provenance:
From the Collection of Dennis Reid
From the Collection of Dennis Reid
- "African Masterworks In the Detroit Institute of Arts" (David W. Penney, 1995) stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the flyleaf;
- "African Art: The Arts of Mankind" (Michel Leiris and Jacqueline Delange, 1968) inscribed by "Dennis R. Reid" on the flyleaf;
- "The World of Tribal Arts" (1995)
- "African Sculpture from Canadian Collections" (The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1972) inscribed by "Dennis Reid" on the inside cover;
- "Primitive Art" (Lakeview Center for the Arts and Sciences, 1967) inscribed by "Dennis Reid" on the title page;
- "Art and Artifacts of Melanesia" (Hurst Gallery, 1992) stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the flyleaf;
- "Power and Prestige: The Art of Island Melanesia and the Polynesian Outliers" (Hurst Gallery, 1996) stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the flyleaf;
- "Art as a Means of Communication in Pre-Literate Societies" (Dan Eban, 1990) stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the flyleaf;
- "Gone Primitive: Savage Intellects, Modern Lives" (Marianna Torgovnick, 1990) stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the flyleaf;
- "African Tribal Art" (Hart House Art Gallery, 1970) inscribed by "Dennis Reid" on the flyleaf;
- "Ancient and Primitive Art: From the Collection of Barry Kernerman Ltd" (Jerrod Morris Gallery) inscribed by "Dennis Reid" on the title page;
- "kina, tapa, and baba tagwa: art(ifacts) from Papua New Guinea" (Gunter Nolte, 1995) stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the title page;
- "New Guinea Sculptures" (The National Gallery of Canada, 1967)
- "African Art: The Arts of Mankind" (Michel Leiris and Jacqueline Delange, 1968) inscribed by "Dennis R. Reid" on the flyleaf;
- "The World of Tribal Arts" (1995)
- "African Sculpture from Canadian Collections" (The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1972) inscribed by "Dennis Reid" on the inside cover;
- "Primitive Art" (Lakeview Center for the Arts and Sciences, 1967) inscribed by "Dennis Reid" on the title page;
- "Art and Artifacts of Melanesia" (Hurst Gallery, 1992) stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the flyleaf;
- "Power and Prestige: The Art of Island Melanesia and the Polynesian Outliers" (Hurst Gallery, 1996) stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the flyleaf;
- "Art as a Means of Communication in Pre-Literate Societies" (Dan Eban, 1990) stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the flyleaf;
- "Gone Primitive: Savage Intellects, Modern Lives" (Marianna Torgovnick, 1990) stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the flyleaf;
- "African Tribal Art" (Hart House Art Gallery, 1970) inscribed by "Dennis Reid" on the flyleaf;
- "Ancient and Primitive Art: From the Collection of Barry Kernerman Ltd" (Jerrod Morris Gallery) inscribed by "Dennis Reid" on the title page;
- "kina, tapa, and baba tagwa: art(ifacts) from Papua New Guinea" (Gunter Nolte, 1995) stamped by Dennis Reid (his initials in Chinese lettering) on the title page;
- "New Guinea Sculptures" (The National Gallery of Canada, 1967)
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