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<p>Although Franz Boas--one of the most influential anthropologists of the twentieth century--is best known for his voluminous writings on cultural, physical, and linguistic anthropology, he is also recognized for breaking new ground in the study of so-called primitive art. His writings on art have major historical value because they embody a profound change in art history.<br><br>Nineteenth-century scholars assumed that all art lay on a continuum from primitive to advanced: artworks of all nonl
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- Author
- Aldona Jonaitis (editor)
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780295998602
- Category
- art
- Subjects
- History, Science, Minority Studies
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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