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Robert Farris Thompson (1932–2021)

Autor(a) de Flash of the Spirit: African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy

21+ Works 595 Membros 5 Reviews

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Séries

Obras de Robert Farris Thompson

Art from Africa: Long Steps Never Broke a Back (2002) — Contribuinte — 36 cópias
African Art from the Menil Collection (2008) — Contribuinte — 18 cópias
Le geste kongo (2002) 6 cópias

Associated Works

Keith Haring: Journals (1996) — Introdução, algumas edições271 cópias
The Art of John Biggers: View from the Upper Room (1995) — Contribuinte — 41 cópias

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1932-12-30
Data de falecimento
2021-11-29
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
El Paso, Texas, USA
Local de falecimento
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Causa da morte
Parkinson's disease
COVID-19 (complicated by)
Educação
Phillips Andover Academy
Yale University (BA, PhD)
Organizações
Yale University

Membros

Resenhas

 
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Docent-MFAStPete | May 27, 2024 |
Exhibition of African Art from collection of Katherine Coryton White at University of California
 
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Docent-MFAStPete | May 27, 2024 |
If you are a student of Astrology, you MUST get your hands on this book and study Chapter two, The Sign of the Four Moments of the Sun. The exhibit was at the Seattle Art Museum in 1994? when I attended and I was floored by the intricacy and beauty of the African religions/spiritual systems.
 
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janehutchi | 1 outra resenha | Jun 3, 2007 |
Thompson is one of the foremost academic experts of the topics, associated with Yale university. This is one of his seminal works detailing the sacred grace of african and afro-american art.
 
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lilithdorsey | 1 outra resenha | Apr 14, 2007 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
21
Also by
3
Membros
595
Popularidade
#42,223
Avaliação
4.2
Resenhas
5
ISBNs
27
Idiomas
1

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