The Indian Craze: Primitivism, Modernism, and Transculturation in American Art, 1890-1915 by Nicholas Thomas, Elizabeth Hutchinson

The Indian Craze: Primitivism, Modernism, and Transculturation in American Art, 1890-1915

Nicholas Thomas, Elizabeth Hutchinson

304 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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In the early twentieth century, Native American baskets, blankets, and bowls could be purchased from department stores, “Indian stores,” dealers, and the U.S. government’s Indian schools. Men and women across the United States indulged in a widesp...

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