A few years ago the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art (Indianapolis, Indiana) received an extraordinary gift comprising Southwestern pottery, jewelry, weavings, baskets, katsinas, and paintings--a collection assembled by Helen Cox Kersting and her husband over a lifetime. This oversize volume (9.25x12.5") offers a suitably lavish presentation of some 800 works, including 550 color plates, along with essays by Bruce Bernstein (Southwestern Association for Indian Arts) and James Nottage (Eiteljorg Museum) and Diana Pardue (Heard Museum). Featuring stunning work, beautifully presented, this is a not-to-be-missed book for a wide audience. It is distributed by the U. of Oklahoma Press. Annotation 2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
