Browsing by Author "Benson, Linda"

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    Multiplicity, Connection and Divergence: African Art from the John F. Korachis Collection
    (Oakland University, 2011-09-10) Eis, Andrea; Lashbrook, Debra; Goody, Dick; Korachis, John F.; Dulio, David; Barclay, Lizabeth A.; Goldberg, Andrew F.X.; Benson, Linda; Reger, Jo; Jhashi, Tamara; Cardiff, Gladys; Rosenthall, Sam; Palmer-Mehta, Valerie; Wren, Patricia A.; Schneeweis, Adina; Bee, Mary; Oakley, Barbara; Evans, Susan; Gilson, Annette; VanderKaay, Cody; Gallien, Louis B., Jr.; Kitchens, Marshall; Guessous, Laila; Corso, John; Pfeiffer, Kathleen; Chapman, Jeffrey S.; Gibbs, Christina; Miller, Karen; Hay, Kellie; Shackelford, Todd K.
    Excerpt from the collector's statement: This exhibition and catalogue provide a rare opportunity to view and possibly come to understand the enlightening, creative, complex and culturally sophisticated characteristics of African art. Perhaps it may even answer the most commonly asked question as to why I have been motivated to collect this art form. The collection includes a variety of masks, numerous styles of sculptural figures, furnishings and forms of pottery.
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    Muslims, Missionaries and Warlords in Northwestern China
    (Oakland University, 2001-10-01) Benson, Linda; Brieger, Gottfried
    Examining the lives of Christian missionaries, some of whom were caught up in the Boxer movement, and their impact in an extremely sensitive part of China, the Muslim northwest.