Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection

by Gilbert T. Vincent (Editor), Sherry Brydon (Editor), Ralph T. Coe (Editor)

Edited by Gilbert T. Vincent, Sherry Brydon, and Ralph T. Coe; principal photography by John Bigelow Taylor; design by Charles Davey.

This text is a comprehensive examination of Native American art, containing introductions for each of the eight culture areas as well as 34 regional sections. The majority of works covered in the book are from the historic period - some as early as 500 BC - but contemporary pieces are also covered.

Contents: 1. Woodlands / Ted J. Brasser --
Prehistoric southeast -- Southeast -- Iroquois and Huron -- Great lakes -- Atlantic seaboard -- Eastern boreal forest --
2. Plains / Ted J. Brasser --
Eastern plains -- Southern plains -- Central plains -- Northern plains -- Plateau --
3. Southwest / Andrew H. Whiteford --
Prehistoric southwest -- Early historic pottery -- Later historic and contemporary pottery -- Pueblos -- Navajo -- Apache -- Pima -- Rancheria people --
4. California / Andrew H. Whiteford --
Norther California -- Central California -- Southern California --
5. Great basin / Andrew H. Whiteford --
Paiutes -- Yosemite valley -- Washoe --
6. Northwest coast / Steven C. Brown --
Southern northwest coast: Columbia river to Puget Sound and the Gulf of Georgia -- Southern coast salish art: southwest Washington and Puget Sound -- Central northwest coast: Juan De Fuca strait to Milbanke Sound -- Northern northwest coast: British Columbia and Southeast Alaska -- north central British Columbia to Yakutat --
7. Northern Athapaskan / Kate C. Duncan --
8. Arctic / Ralph T. Coe --
Prehistoric arctic -- Aleut -- Pacific eskimo -- Central Yup'ik -- Inupiat.

463 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1999