Native Art of the Northwest Coast: A History of Changing IdeasThe Northwest Coast of North America has long been recognized as one of the worlds canonical art zones. This volume records and scrutinizes the history of how and why this has come about. A work of critical historiography, it makes accessible for the first time in one place a broad selection of the 250 years of writing on Northwest Coast art. The contributors leading scholars, writers, and artists provide perspectives on the diverse intellectual