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Civilization and Style, July 19-September 15, 1952

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Scope and Contents

An exhibition comparing native and indigenous art styles of central Africa and the Northwest Coast of the United States. The Northwest Coast section featured 75 objects, including totem poles, carved figures, rattles, dance masks, helmet masks, shaman’s pieces, food bowls, storage boxes, small canoes, canoe paddles, combs, fish hooks, woven hats, blankets, horn and wooden spoons, ceremonial wands, and a giant Haida house post. The African section featured 50 objects, including masks, figures, chieftain’s stools, messenger staffs, axes, shields, a divination bowl, and a door latch. The exhibition was arranged by Jermayne MacAgy.
The exhibition records span three folders and include object and price lists, planning correspondence, and registration receipts. The Bulletin of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor Vol. 10, No. 5 served as the exhibition catalog and is in the catalog collection. Object and installation photograph prints and negatives are in the photograph collection.

Dates

  • Creation: July 19-September 15, 1952

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The price list must be redacted before viewing.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (The exhibition records span three folders plus a bulletin and photographs.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

An exhibition comparing native and indigenous art styles of central Africa and the Northwest Coast of the United States. The exhibition records span three folders plus a bulletin and photographs.

Arrangement

The materials are separated by content and type and organized chronologically.

Related Exhibitions

Legion of Honor: Art Collection of the Honorable T. B. Walker (1925)
Legion of Honor: Cambodian Exhibition (1931)
Legion of Honor: Watercolors of the Game Country of East Africa by Sanford Ross (1940)
Legion of Honor: American Indian Designs for Pottery (1944)
Legion of Honor: Primitive Art: Study Exhibition for the Current Course, Primitive Arts and Folk Ways (1945)
de Young: The Art of Alaska, Lent by Earl Stendahl (1947)
Legion of Honor: Civilization and Style (1952)
de Young: Haida Indian Children's Drawings (1956)
Legion of Honor: The Sculpture of Negro Africa (1960)
de Young: 1000 Years of American Indian Art (1964)
de Young: Recent Acquisitions of the Department of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas (1974)
de Young: Traditional Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas (1973)
de Young: Africa, Oceania, and the Americas Orientation Gallery (1974)
Legion of Honor: Form and Freedom: Indian Art of the Northwest Coast (1978)
de Young: The Bay Area Collects: Art from Africa, Oceania, and The Americas (1982)
de Young: Spirits, Gods, & Kings: A Decade of Collecting the Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas at The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (1983)
de Young: Experiencing the Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas (1984 & 1989)
de Young: Yua, Spirit of the Arctic: Eskimo and Inuit Art from the Collection of Thomas G. Fowler (2009)
de Young: Objects of Belief from the Vatican: Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas (2013)
de Young: Jules Tavernier and the Elem Pomo (2022)

Separated Materials

The Bulletin of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor Vol. 10, No. 5 served as the exhibition bulletin and is in the Legion of Honor Exhibition Catalog collection in box 1. Object and installation photograph prints and negatives are housed in the Legion of Honor Exhibition Photograph collection in box 12.

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Repository Details

Repository Details

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