art.wikisort.org - ResearcherSidney Carolyn Littlefield Kasfir (1939–2019) was an art historian of African art.
Art historian (1939–2019)
Sidney Littlefield Kasfir |
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Born | 1939 (1939)
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Died | December 29, 2019(2019-12-29) (aged 79–80)
Maralal, Kenya |
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Occupation | Art historian |
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Known for | History of African art |
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Education | Harvard University |
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Alma mater | University of London |
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Thesis | Visual Arts of the Idoma of Central Nigeria (1979) |
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Career
Sidney Littlefield Kasfir received a MA in art history from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in African art from the University of London in 1979 with a dissertation on visual arts of the Idoma people. She was a professor at Emory University for two decades.[2]
Works
- Contemporary African Art (1999)[3][4]
- African Art and the Colonial Encounter: Inventing a Global Commodity (2007)[5]
- Central Nigeria Unmasked: Arts of the Benue River Valley (2011, co-edited)[6]
- African Art and Agency in the Workshop (2013, co-edited)[7][8]
References
- Nagawa, Margaret; Serubiri, Moses (February 4, 2020). "In Remembrance of Sidney Littlefield Kasfir (1939–2019)". Start Journal. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- "Sidney Carolyn Littlefield Kasfir CV" (PDF).
- Ezra, Kate (2001). "Review of Contemporary African Art". African Arts. 34 (1): 11–93. doi:10.2307/3337728. ISSN 0001-9933. JSTOR 3337728.
- Förster, Till (2001). "Review of Contemporary African Art". Anthropos. 96 (1): 267–269. ISSN 0257-9774. JSTOR 40465501.
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- Arnoldi, Mary Jo (2009). "Review of African Art and the Colonial Encounter: Inventing a Global Commodity". Research in African Literatures. 40 (3): 246–247. ISSN 0034-5210. JSTOR 40468154.
- Beidelman, T. O. (2008). "Review of African Art and the Colonial Encounter. Inventing a Global Commodity". Anthropos. 103 (2): 599–600. ISSN 0257-9774. JSTOR 40467458.
- Förster, Till (2010). "Review of African Art and the Colonial Encounter: Inventing a Global Commodity". African Arts. 43 (4): 91–92. ISSN 0001-9933. JSTOR 29546111.
- Larkin, Lance (2010). "Review of African Art and the Colonial Encounter: Inventing a Global Commodity. African Expressive Cultures". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 43 (1): 169–170. ISSN 0361-7882. JSTOR 25741405.
- Roberts, Allen F. (2009). "Review of African Art and the Colonial Encounter: Inventing a Global Commodity. (African Expressive Cultures.)". The American Historical Review. 114 (4): 1202–1203. ISSN 0002-8762. JSTOR 23883142.
- Probst, Peter (2010). "Cultural Difference and Changing Traditions of Meaning in African Art". The Journal of African History. 51 (1): 104–105. ISSN 0021-8537. JSTOR 40985007.
- Roberts, Mary Nooter (2009). "Review of African Art and the Colonial Encounter: Inventing a Global Commodity". African Studies Review. 52 (2): 223–225. ISSN 0002-0206. JSTOR 20638936.
- Parker, John (2013). "Review of Central Nigeria Unmasked: Arts of the Benue River Valley". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 76 (1): 195–197. ISSN 0041-977X. JSTOR 41811301.
- Hahn, Hans Peter (2014). "Review of African art and agency in the workshop". Paideuma: Mitteilungen zur Kulturkunde. 60: 284–287. ISSN 0078-7809. JSTOR 44242859.
- Perrill, Elizabeth (2015). "Review of African Art and Agency in the Workshop". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 48 (1): 131–133. ISSN 0361-7882. JSTOR 44715395.
Further reading
- "In Memoriam: Sidney Littlefield Kasfir (1939–2019)". Arts Council of the African Studies Association. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- "Obituaries: Sidney Carolyn Littlefield Kasfir". Valley News. January 12, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- Kasule, Kizito Maria (February 10, 2020). "Weeraba Sidney Littlefield Kasfir – Goodbye Sidney Littlefield Kasfir". Start Journal. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- Kirumira, Rose Namubiru (February 10, 2020). "Catalyzing Connections: A legacy by Sidney Littlefield Kasfir on African Art". Start Journal. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- Kyeyune, George (February 10, 2020). "Sidney Kasfir – a selfless researcher and educationist". Start Journal. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
External links
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- RERO (Switzerland)
- SUDOC (France)
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Sidney Littlefield Kasfir (... – Nairobi, 29 dicembre 2019) è stata una critica d'arte statunitense.
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