Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art

by Enid Schildkrout, Dale Rosengarten, Theodore Rosengarten

Book Overview

Through the prism of America's most enduring African-inspired art form, the Lowcountry basket, Grass Roots guides readers across 300 years of American and African history. In scholarly essays and beautiful photographs, Grass Roots follows the coiled basket along its transformation on two continents from a simple farm tool once used for processing grain to a work of art and a central symbol of African and African American identity. Featuring images...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 094580251X
• ISBN13: 9780945802518
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Museum for African Art
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.1" x 10.8"