Voordeelprijs Red Eye of the Sun The Art of the Papuan Gulf – Richard Aldridge

This catalog is from the exhibition “Red Eye of the Sun: The Art of the Papuan Gulf” held in February in my San Francisco Loft Gallery. It is 192 pages with essays by myself, Virginia Lee Webb, Richard Aldridge and Crispin Howarth. There is an excellent map of the Papuan Gulf, numerous historical field photos from Paul Wirz, John Vandercook, William Lawes, Ernest Sterne Usher and A.B. Lewis. All of the 78 object plates illustrate museum-quality examples of Papuan Gulf art with a total of 180 never-before-pu…