From the playground of the gods : the life and art of Bikky Sunazawa
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From the playground of the gods : the life and art of Bikky Sunazawa
Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution , Distributed by University of Hawai'i Press, c2004
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From the playground of the gods : the life & art of Bikky Sunazawa
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Bibliography: p. 119-127
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Bikky Sunazawa's art was unknown in North America and relatively little-known outside Hokkaido, Japan, when the Smithsonian opened its special Ainu exhibition [in 1999]. Conceived to explore the relationship of history, culture, and art of the Ainu people with other North Pacific native groups, the exhibition included a large section of contemporary Ainu sculpture, painting, graphic arts, and textile arts. The largest body of work was sculptures created by Bikky Sunazawa. . . . This is the first English-language book devoted to Bikky's life and the most complete presentation of his principal artworks. . . . [It] is the most comprehensive treatment of the artist who became the pivot point in the development of modern Ainu fine art. --from the Preface by William W. Fitzhugh
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