Lightning Symbol and Snake Dance: Aby Warburg and Pueblo Art

by Aby Warburg

The first presentation of Aby Warburg's rarely seen Pueblo art collection, from his famous 1895-96 visit to the US

In 1895, the great German art historian and theorist Aby Warburg (1866-1929) came to the US, where he spent the bulk of his time meeting with Indigenous Americans. The encounter produced two famous works: his 1923 lecture on the Hopi snake ritual, and a body of photographs--both of them much discussed by art...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3775752021
• ISBN13: 9783775752022
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 4.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.0" x 11.7"