Shop > Literary
#15886
Two Essays: Chief & Greed
- Writer
- Edmund Carpenter
- Date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Persimmon Press
- Format
- Literary
- ISBN
- 9781882903137
- Genre
- Art History
A history of the iconoclastic banker, George Gustav Heye, and his collection of Native American artifacts.
“Few collectors loomed as large in life, or cast longer shadows after death, than George Here. Heir to an oil fortune, he treated those less privileged — or those less powerful — with confident condescension. For 85 years, he pursued an Edwardian life-style in food, travel, collecting.
From this came the Museum of the American Indian. As a collector, he didn’t distinguish between what he coveted and what others owned. He hired outstanding scholars to guide his collecting. None stayed. Even before his death, dealers took over. Between 60,000-91,000 objects ‘departed.’ These were not mere arrowheads.
Of all museums, surely the Heye museum was the worst, ever.”
Synopsis by Carpenter.
This is a donated publication and contains an inscription.
Related Items
- Art Metropole
- 896 College St
- Toronto, Ontario
- M6H 1A4 Canada
- +1 416 703 4400
- Hours:
- Tuesday to Sunday
- 11AM to 6PM
Art Metropole is a non-profit artist-run centre established 1974 as a division of Art-Official Inc. We are grateful for the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council, as well as our donors, members and volunteers.
Your donation assists in the development of contemporary art practices and programs for the general public. Art Metropole is certified by the Ontario Living Wage Network.
- Toronto Arts Council
- Ontario Trillium Foundation
- Canada Council
- Ontario Arts Council
