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Spirits in Sequins: Vodou Flags of Haiti (Schiffer Books)
Nancy Josephson
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Description for Spirits in Sequins: Vodou Flags of Haiti (Schiffer Books)
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 357 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KJH; AFTB; AJC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1168.
Folk art traditions in Haiti today rise to the level of fine art in the beaded flags shown here. They demonstrate a joyful expression of living with the spirits, as the flagmakers express their individual artistic spark. Over 350 color photographs present hundreds of unique designs by dozens of contemporary artists. But this is not just a pretty book; it also explores the spiritual beliefs at the core of the designs and a folk lore expressed in this most unique format. A little history of Haiti and a little explanation of the Vodou religion helps to explain the people who ... Read more
Folk art traditions in Haiti today rise to the level of fine art in the beaded flags shown here. They demonstrate a joyful expression of living with the spirits, as the flagmakers express their individual artistic spark. Over 350 color photographs present hundreds of unique designs by dozens of contemporary artists. But this is not just a pretty book; it also explores the spiritual beliefs at the core of the designs and a folk lore expressed in this most unique format. A little history of Haiti and a little explanation of the Vodou religion helps to explain the people who ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764325960
SKU
V9780764325960
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About Nancy Josephson
Nancy Josephson is an artist and musician who was drawn to the Haitian culture through its artwork and stayed to be overtaken by its spirituality. She is a student of Vodou who has shown three rooms of her own artwork at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. She has traveled worldwide with a variety of musical groups, including ... Read more
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