George Nelson Preston
Biographic Data
| ID | 5455647 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George Nelson Preston |
| GIVEN NAMES | George Nelson |
| FAMILY NAME | Preston |
| SIGNATURE | PRESTON G N |
| AFFILIATIONS | City College of New York |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Four Legs of the Great Ikenga
Hair in African Art and Culture
“Hair in African Art and Culture” is a traveling exhibition organized by the Museum for African Art, New York, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Rockefeller Foundation. Guest curator Roy Sieber and the museum's Director of Exhibitions, Frank Herreman, have brought together more than 170 objects from collections around the world to illustrate the significance of hair in African society. After its initial presentation in…
Asafo
Describes the colorful flags of the Fante, and explains the proverbs, myths, and traditions that influence the design of these appliqued banners
People Making Portraits Making People Living Icons of the Akan
Sets, Series and Ensembles in African Art
Ancient Treasures in Terra Cotta of Mali and Ghana
African Art
Africa's Cross River
Wooden Sculpture from Cameroon and Nigeria
Tapestries from Senegal
More on Fakery
Ibo, Ibibio, Ogoni
Perseus and Medusa in Africa Military Art in Fanteland 1834-1972
African Art in Cultural Perspective
Hair in African Art and Culture
“Hair in African Art and Culture” is a traveling exhibition organized by the Museum for African Art, New York, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Rockefeller Foundation. Guest curator Roy Sieber and the museum's Director of Exhibitions, Frank Herreman, have brought together more than 170 objects from collections around the world to illustrate the significance of hair in African society. After its initial presentation in…
People Making Portraits Making People Living Icons of the Akan
Perseus and Medusa in Africa Military Art in Fanteland 1834-1972
Asafo
Describes the colorful flags of the Fante, and explains the proverbs, myths, and traditions that influence the design of these appliqued banners
African Art in Cultural Perspective
Perseus and Medusa in Africa Military Art in Fanteland 1834-1972
Ibo, Ibibio, Ogoni
More on Fakery
Tapestries from Senegal
Wooden Sculpture from Cameroon and Nigeria
Africa's Cross River
Ancient Treasures in Terra Cotta of Mali and Ghana
African Art
Sets, Series and Ensembles in African Art
People Making Portraits Making People Living Icons of the Akan
Asafo
Describes the colorful flags of the Fante, and explains the proverbs, myths, and traditions that influence the design of these appliqued banners
Hair in African Art and Culture
“Hair in African Art and Culture” is a traveling exhibition organized by the Museum for African Art, New York, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Rockefeller Foundation. Guest curator Roy Sieber and the museum's Director of Exhibitions, Frank Herreman, have brought together more than 170 objects from collections around the world to illustrate the significance of hair in African society. After its initial presentation in…
The Four Legs of the Great Ikenga
Art (10 works) · African history and culture studies (8 works) · Visual arts (7 works) · Geography (5 works) · History (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works)