How Long to Read Uncommon Legacies

How Long Does it Take to Read Uncommon Legacies?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Uncommon Legacies by John Richard Grimes

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Uncommon Legaciescelebrates the power, significance, and exceptional artistic quality of one of the most important collections of early Native American art. Assembled in the course of trade and missionary activities beginning in the late eighteenth century, the spectacular examples illustrated provide a rare opportunity to observe the creativity of Native artists in response to their interactions with non-Natives. Included here are magnificently illustrated chapters on the art of the American Southeast, the Northwest Coast, the Northeast Woodlands and Great Lakes, the Plains, and South America. Since the 1860s the Peabody Essex Museum has displayed its Native American collections at various times as historical, archaeological, ethnological, and, most recently, as art objects. Recognition of Native American art as "art" did not occur until the mid-1930s. Prior to that time, it was considered artifact or craft, "curiosity" or "primitive art." There are more than 400 Native American cultures, each with its own distinct artistic tradition yet always open to the adoption of new forms of expression and materials in response to ever-changing conditions. Since art is created within the context of a given culture at a given time, a more complete understanding of specific objects requires an understanding of the culture in which they were created. The works presented here are expressive of worldviews, beliefs, and ways of being within each Native American community. While every group has its own approach to the creative process, each generation has to determine what values to express through the arts and how best to express those values. John R. Grimes is curator of Native American art and culture at the Peabody Essex Musem, Salem, Massachusetts. Christian F. Feest is professor of anthropology at the University of Frankfurt, Germany. Mary Lou Curran is an associate curator at the Peabody Essex Museum. Other contributors include Thomas "Red Owl" Haukaas, Richard W. Hill Sr., Doreen Jensen, Duane H. King, Karen Kramer, Gerald McMaster, Peter L. Macnair, Ramiro Matos, and Jay Stewart.

How long is Uncommon Legacies?

Uncommon Legacies by John Richard Grimes is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Uncommon Legacies Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Uncommon Legacies aloud.

What Reading Level is Uncommon Legacies?

Uncommon Legacies is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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