First American Art: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of American Indian Art

First American Art: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of American Indian Art by Bernstein, Bruce. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780295984032.

Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Smithsonians National Museum of the American Indian, George Gustave Heye Center, Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in NY, this handsome, oversize (10.25x12.5<">) catalogue features several pithy essays on the collecting, aesthetics, and the spiritual content of American Indian art. The impressive collection of works (over 200 are included) owned by the Dikers is presented in color plates of the best quality, with most captions devoted to the vital statistics of date, materials, dimensions, and media (some include a short description). Bernstein, an anthropologist, was formerly affiliated with the Smithsonians Museum of the American Indian, where McMaster is the deputy assistant director for cultural resources. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)