Picturing the Banjo
by Leo G. Mazow
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Author: Leo G. MazowEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-12-30
ISBN: 027102710X
Number of pages: 179
Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr
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Book Review: Great images of a great instrument
Summary: 5 Stars
The book is filled with beautiful color examples of how artists have incorporated the banjo in their work. Leo Mazow's insightful writing is the best in the book. Some of the essays are stretching the truth quite a bit but such is the problem with speculative art criticism. The book is bound beautifully and it is enjoyable to just sit back and look at the images. I wish it were hardcover. I did not know that the banjo originated in Africa. The history of the banjo as described in the book is excellent.
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