Artists: Olowe of Ise
Active during the first quarter of the twentieth-century, Olowe of Ise is among the best-known Yoruba sculptors.

National Museum of African Art
(http://www.nmafa.si.edu/exhibits/olowe/olowe.htm)

Artcyclopedia listing for Olowe of Ise
(http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/olowe_of_ise.html)

Crossing Cultures: Primitivism
Western artists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were influenced by what they considered "primitive art," which included objects from Africa, Native America, and the South Pacific Islands.

Definition of Primitivism in art
(http://www.tate.org.uk/imap/pages/animated/keyterms.htm)

A short essay on primitivism
(http://www2.english.uiuc.edu/finnegan/English%20251/primitivism.htm)

Examples of primitivist art
(http://www.guggenheimcollection.org/site/movement_works_Primitivism_0.html)

Thinking about Art: Public Art

Web links to public art sites
(http://public-art.shu.ac.uk/weblinx.html)

Yahoo: Public Art
A good starting point for investigating web-based Public Art issues and resources.
(http://www.yahoo.com/Arts/Visual_Arts/Public_Art/)

On Richard Serra's Tilted Arc controversy
(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/cultureshock/flashpoints/visualarts/tiltedarc_a.html)

Artists: Christo and Jeanne-Claude
These two artists have achieved legendary status for their large-scale works. To find out the latest about this highly creative duo, check out the websites listed below:

Christo and Jeanne-Claude website
Provides both an overview and details concerning their work.
(http://christojeanneclaude.net/)

Website on The Gates project
(http://www.nyc.gov/html/thegates/home.html)

Reichstag Archive
This site contains links to information available on-line concerning this post-Cold War event in Berlin, in which Christo and Jeane-Claude wrapped the historic Reichstag building.
(http://www.zlb.de/projekte/kulturbox-archiv/archiv/)