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Folk art : continuity, creativity, and the Brazilian quotidian / Henry Glassie and Pravina Shukla ; photographs by the authors

Author
Glassie, Henry, 1941-
Published
Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2023]
Copyright Date
©2023
Physical Description
603 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 25 cm
Additional Creators
Shukla, Pravina

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Contents
Caruaru -- The Vitalino Family -- Elias Vitalino -- Emanuela and Emanuel -- Vitalino Neto -- The Manuel Eudocio Family -- Luiz Carlos and Genilda -- Ademilson and Elisoneide -- Helton -- The Ze Caboclo Family -- Socorro and Carmelia -- Paulo, Antonio, and Emerson --Amanda -- Luiz Antonio and Odete -- Leonildo -- Terezinha -- The Galdino Family -- Luis and George -- J. Borges -- J. Miguel -- Severino and Ana Maria -- Pablo and Bacaro -- The Work Goes On -- Performance -- Art -- Production in Place.
Summary
"It begins with sincere dedication and a cordial meeting of minds. Artists in place, at home in the shop, concentrate on their tasks, shaping clay or carving wood, weaving wool or painting canvas. Folklorists in motion, away on the road, concentrate on their tasks, watching, listening, learning. In time, differences diminish, friendships develop, and people unite in collaborative records of thought and action. Now listen to the artists of the Brazilian Northeast. Their work, they say, comes of continuity and creativity. Continuity runs along lines of learning toward social coherence. Creativity brings challenges and deep personal satisfaction. What they say and do in Brazil aligns with ethnographic evidence from throughout the world. This book is about that, about folk art as a sign of human unity. Folk Art by Henry Glassie and Pravina Shukla joins their earlier book, Sacred Art: Catholic Saints and Candomble Gods in Modern Brazil (2018), to describe the contemporary art of northeastern Brazil and exemplify a method for the study of traditional creation"--
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ISBN
9780253067210 hardcover
0253067219 hardcover
9780253067227 electronic book
9780253067234 electronic book
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Endowment Note
Class of 1968 Libraries Program Endowment
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