The rich and diverse artistic heritage of sub-Saharan Africa is presented in 40 traditional works in the Metropolitan's collection. Included are a brief introduction and history of the continent, an explanation of the role of visual expression in Africa, descriptions of the form and function of the works, lesson plans, class activities, a map, a bibliography, and a glossary.

Foreword:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrates artistic creativity from across the globe and from all times. Thus, our distinguished collection of African Art has special signifi cance both because of its aesthetic excellence and because our strong collections in all artistic traditions complement one another so profoundly. We therefore take the greatest pleasure in putting forward this publication, The Art of Africa: A Resource for Educators. Christa Clark, Curator of Africa, the Americas, and the Pacifi c at the Newark Museum, Alisa LaGamma, Curator of African Art at the Metropolitan Museum, and the Museum’s Education staff have worked together to select and shape the content to be especially useful to teachers and students.

We also thank with special gratitude Mr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Schein for making this effort possible. We know that the educational value of this material will be realized in classrooms throughout New York and across the world for many years to come.

Philippe de Montebello
Director

Kent Lydecker
Frederick P. and Sandra P. Rose
Associate Director for Education

Julie Jones
Curator in Charge
Department of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

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Copyright ©2006 by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Written by Christa Clarke
Lesson plans by Rebecca Arkenberg
Senior Managing Editor: Merantine Hens
Senior Publishing and Creative Manager: Masha Turchinsky
Production Manager: Alice Dow Walker
Design by Lisa S. Park Design

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"The African art collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is celebrated as one of the most important housed in an art museum. Its history begins in the 1940s when Nelson Rockefeller undertook the project of amassing an extensive collection of African, Oceanic, and Precolumbian art...."

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, often referred to simply as "the Met", is one of the world's largest and most important art museums. It is located on the eastern edge of Central Park in Manhattan, New York City, United States. The Met also maintains "The Cloisters", which features medieval art.

The Met's permanent collection contains more than two million works of art from around the world.The collection's holdings range from treasures of classical antiquity, like those represented in its Greek and Cypriot galleries, to paintings and sculptures from nearly all the European masters, to an extensive collection of American art. The collection also contains extensive holdings of Egyptian, African, Asian, Oceanic, Middle Eastern, Byzantine and Islamic art.

An encyclopedic collection of Musical Instruments from all over the world is also on view, and a number of notable interiors are permanently installed at the museum, including a Roman bedroom from the 1st century BC and a room designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The Department of Arms and Armor displays a collection of antique weapons and armor from around the world, primarily Europe, but also Japan, the United States, and the Middle East, with extensive holdings from other cultures and periods in the study collection. (From wikipedia.org)

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