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Power offers us a rare opportunity to enter the art world of early southeastern Indians. She skillfully demonstrates how their art emerged over centuries within cultural and historical contexts. We witness artisans molding clay pots, engraving shell gorgets, incising delicate bone jewelry, embossing copper plates, and constructing awesome mounds of earth. Solid scholarship, lucid writing, and rich visuals make this landmark study the definitive text in the field.--Lawana Trout editor of Native American Literature: An Anthology

There really is no other book available that covers the breadth of southeastern Indian art like Power's does. She is clearly well read in both anthropology and art and has produced a significant contribution to the field. --Marvin T. Smith, coauthor of Coosa: The Rise and Fall of a Southeastern Mississippian Chiefdom With word and image, Power guides us on a memorable journey through ancient worlds vibrant with nature forces, supernatural beings, and the daring men and women who sought to control them. Destined to become a primer on the visual legacy of the southeastern native mind. A must read. --Jon Gibson, author of The Ancient Mounds of Poverty Point: Place of Rings At long last we have available a synthesis of recent decades of research on the art of the native peoples of the southeastern United States. We are fortunate that it has been written by Power, an art historian who is conversant with the arcane world of southeastern archaeology. This book will be treasured by serious students and is sure to stimulate a round of debate and inquiry. --Charles Hudson, author of Conversations with the High Priest of Coosa Power offers a comprehensive synthesis of Southeastern Indians' artistic achievements. . . . As an art historian, she adds fresh perspective to this archaeologically dominated literature. Moving beyond the oft-studied Southeastern Ceremonial Complex, Power successfully chronicles continuity in Southeastern Indian art over thousands of years. Boldly, and quite persuasively, she analyzes artistic intent and skill, thereby giving voice and agency to individual artists while illuminating the cultural landscape in which they worked. -- Florida Historical Quarterly Power offers us a rare opportunity to enter the art world of early southeastern Indians. She skillfully demonstrates how their art emerged over centuries within cultural and historical contexts. We witness artisans molding clay pots, engraving shell gorgets, incising delicate bone jewelry, embossing copper plates, and constructing awesome mounds of earth. Solid scholarship, lucid writing, and rich visuals make this landmark study the definitive text in the field. --Lawana Trout, editor of Native American Literature: An Anthology Offers a fresh view of the origins, context, language, and organization of southeastern prehistoric art. Her contribution to the archaeology of southeastern art is a must for those studying the accomplishments of prehistoric artists and their production of art and its functional and aesthetic uses. This volume is a welcomed and much needed addition to the literature from a well-respected art historian. --David H. Dye, University of Memphis Power offers us a rare opportunity to enter the art world of early southeastern Indians. She skillfully demonstrates how their art emerged over centuries within cultural and historical contexts. We witness artisans molding clay pots, engraving shell gorgets, incising delicate bone jewelry, embossing copper plates, and constructing awesome mounds of earth. Solid scholarship, lucid writing, and rich visuals make this landmark study the definitive text in the field.--Lawana Trout editor of Native American Literature: An Anthology Offers a fresh view of the origins, context, language, and organization of southeastern prehistoric art. Her contribution to the archaeology of southeastern art is a must for those studying the accomplishments of prehistoric artists and their production of art and its functional and aesthetic uses. This volume is a welcomed and much needed addition to the literature from a well-respected art historian.--David H. Dye University of Memphis Power offers a comprehensive synthesis of Southeastern Indians' artistic achievements. . . . As an art historian, she adds fresh perspective to this archaeologically dominated literature. Moving beyond the oft-studied Southeastern Ceremonial Complex, Power successfully chronicles continuity in Southeastern Indian art over thousands of years. Boldly, and quite persuasively, she analyzes artistic intent and skill, thereby giving voice and agency to individual artists while illuminating the cultural landscape in which they worked.-- Florida Historical Quarterly At long last we have available a synthesis of recent decades of research on the art of the native peoples of the southeastern United States. We are fortunate that it has been written by Power, an art historian who is conversant with the arcane world of southeastern archaeology. This book will be treasured by serious students and is sure to stimulate a round of debate and inquiry.--Charles Hudson author of Conversations with the High Priest of Coosa With word and image, Power guides us on a memorable journey through ancient worlds vibrant with nature forces, supernatural beings, and the daring men and women who sought to control them. Destined to become a primer on the visual legacy of the southeastern native mind. A must read.--Jon Gibson author of The Ancient Mounds of Poverty Point: Place of Rings There really is no other book available that covers the breadth of southeastern Indian art like Power's does. She is clearly well read in both anthropology and art and has produced a significant contribution to the field.--Marvin T. Smith coauthor of Coosa: The Rise and Fall of a Southeastern Mississippian Chiefdom

Offers a fresh view of the origins, context, language, and organization of southeastern prehistoric art. Her contribution to the archaeology of southeastern art is a must for those studying the accomplishments of prehistoric artists and their production of art and its functional and aesthetic uses. This volume is a welcomed and much needed addition to the literature from a well-respected art historian. --David H. Dye, University of Memphis

Power offers us a rare opportunity to enter the art world of early southeastern Indians. She skillfully demonstrates how their art emerged over centuries within cultural and historical contexts. We witness artisans molding clay pots, engraving shell gorgets, incising delicate bone jewelry, embossing copper plates, and constructing awesome mounds of earth. Solid scholarship, lucid writing, and rich visuals make this landmark study the definitive text in the field. --Lawana Trout editor of Native American Literature: An Anthology Offers a fresh view of the origins, context, language, and organization of southeastern prehistoric art. Her contribution to the archaeology of southeastern art is a must for those studying the accomplishments of prehistoric artists and their production of art and its functional and aesthetic uses. This volume is a welcomed and much needed addition to the literature from a well-respected art historian. --David H. Dye University of Memphis Power offers a comprehensive synthesis of Southeastern Indians' artistic achievements. . . . As an art historian, she adds fresh perspective to this archaeologically dominated literature. Moving beyond the oft-studied Southeastern Ceremonial Complex, Power successfully chronicles continuity in Southeastern Indian art over thousands of years. Boldly, and quite persuasively, she analyzes artistic intent and skill, thereby giving voice and agency to individual artists while illuminating the cultural landscape in which they worked. --Florida Historical Quarterly At long last we have available a synthesis of recent decades of research on the art of the native peoples of the southeastern United States. We are fortunate that it has been written by Power, an art historian who is conversant with the arcane world of southeastern archaeology. This book will be treasured by serious students and is sure to stimulate a round of debate and inquiry. --Charles Hudson author of Conversations with the High Priest of Coosa With word and image, Power guides us on a memorable journey through ancient worlds vibrant with nature forces, supernatural beings, and the daring men and women who sought to control them. Destined to become a primer on the visual legacy of the southeastern native mind. A must read. --Jon Gibson author of The Ancient Mounds of Poverty Point: Place of Rings There really is no other book available that covers the breadth of southeastern Indian art like Power's does. She is clearly well read in both anthropology and art and has produced a significant contribution to the field. --Marvin T. Smith coauthor of Coosa: The Rise and Fall of a Southeastern Mississippian Chiefdom

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Susan C. Power is a professor emerita of art at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, USA. She is also the author of Art of the Cherokee: Prehistory to the Present (Georgia).

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