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Lowe Art Museum: Selected Works, Handbook of the Permanent CollectionThis 2006 edition catalogues 200 of the finest works in the Museum's wide and varied collections. This full–color volume chronicles the development of Dade County's first art museum, from its birth in 1950 to the present. Entries written by scholars and specialists, provide insight into the six areas of collecting at the Lowe: the art of the Americas, Europe, Native North America, the Ancient Americas, Asia, and Africa.
Softcover, full color, 176 pages.
Price: $12.95 
Imaging and Identity: African Art from the Lowe Art Museum and South Florida CollectionsImaging and Identity covers the Lowe Museum’s extensive African Collection, the future Alan Potamkin gift, as well as pieces from South Florida collectors.
By Marcilene Keeling Wittmer. ©2005
Softcover, 113 color plates, 160 pages
Price: $29.95
Paradise Lost? Aspects of Landscape in Latin American ArtEd. by Denise M. Gerson
Published on the occasion of the exhibition Paradise Lost? Organized and held at the Lowe Art Museum January 30- April 6, 2003. The catalogue covers the dynamic history of the landscape genre in Latin America over the past century and a half.
124 pages, full color illustrations.
Price: $24.95
Change and Continuity:
Folk and Tribal Art of IndiaEd. by: Brian A. Dursum
An expansive survey of folk and tribal art from India, published on the occasion of the exhibition Change and Continuity: Folk and Tribal Art of India. With contributions from Sasha Altaf, Roy Craven, Ph.D., Leo S. Figiel, M.D., Aaron Freedman, Katherine Hacker, Ph.D., Cornelia Mallebrein, Ph.D., and Ruth Rosenwasser, M.A.156 pages, full color illustrations with 6 major scholarly essays.
Price: $29.95
Latin American Art in Miami CollectionsExhibition catalogue for the exhibition Latin American Art in Miami Collections which was conceived with a three–fold purpose: to recognize our American artistic neighbors who share this hemisphere with us; to pay tribute to the many collectors in Miami who, over the years, have formed important and diverse holdings by these artists; and to not only recognize but also celebrate the multicultural nature of our geographic area. Curated by the late Giulio V. Blanc.
Softcover, 71 color plates, 80 pages.
Price: $12.95
The North American Indian Collection of the Lowe Art MuseumThis catalogue spans the Lowe Art Museum's impressive Alfred I. Barton Collection, which includes 413 objects of textiles, pottery, basketry, jewelry, beadwork, and other items representative of Native American art. The textiles include Southwest, Southeast/Woodlands, Plains./Plateau, and West/Northwest. Commentary by Mark Winter, with informative essays by Dr. Joe Ben Wheat.
Softcover, 98 b/w and color illustrations, 153 pages.
Price: $12.95
Before Discovery: Artistic Development in the Americas before the Arrival of ColumbusA selection of 230 out of the Lowe's 2359 examples which span the entire pre-Columbian New World, covering the cultures of Mexico, Maya, Costa Rica, Colombia/Ecuador, and Peru. Essays by Dr. Peter Furst, Dr. Gillett G. Griffin, Dr. Jane Stevenson Day, Dr. John F. Scott, and Dr. Michael E. Mosely.
Softcover, 28 color and 202 b/w plates, 153 pages.
Price: $12.95
Go Figure!
Multicultural Aspects of Human Form in Art Selections from the Permanent CollectionGo Figure! covers the Lowe Museum’s permanent collection of Western and non- Western cultures, which bear witness to the recurring interest in figuration as a vehicle of artistic expression. There are five thematic sections – ideality, spirituality, narrative, and abstraction.
Curated by Denise M. Gerson. ©2005Softcover, 107 color plates, 115 pages.
Price: $24.95
Through the Lens
Handbook of the Photography Collection
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami Denise Most GersonPublished on the occasion of the exhibition Through the Lens, June 26, 2009- October 4, 2009. The catalogue covers the broad collecting of the Lowe ranging from the early days of the medium to the present.
Softcover, 144 pages, 102 plates.
Price: $19.00
the jaguar’s spots:
ancient mesoamerican art from the lowe art museum, university of miamiPrice: $29.95-
Lowe Art Museum
Aspects of Asian Art
Brian Dursum and Ruth RosenwasserThis 2010 edition catalogues 200 of the finest works in the Lowe Art Museum's wide and varied collections. This full–color volume chronicles the development of Dade County's first art museum, from its birth in 1950 to the present. Entries written by scholars and specialists, provide insight into the six areas of collecting at the Lowe: the art of the Americas, Europe, Native North America, the Ancient Americas, Asia, and Africa.
Softcover, 156 color plates, 192pages.
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Useable Art
African Aesthetics in Daily Life from the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Published on the occasion of the exhibition Useable Art: African Aethetics in Daily Life, November 13, 2010-January 16, 2011. The exhibition featured objects that serve some purpose of daily living that can be relatively easily recognized by non-Africans.
By Marcilene Keeling Wittmer ©2010
Softcover, 29 color plates, 28 pages.
Price: $9.95 
Sacred Stories, Timeless Tales: Mythic Traditions in World Art, from the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Organized by Denise M. Gerson
Contributors; Brian A. Dursum. Marcilene K. Wittmer, Perri Lee Roberts, Traci Ardren, Dorothy Downs, Ruth Rosenwasser and Angelica C. Hicks-
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Published on the occasion of the exhibition Sacred Stories, Timesless Tales: Mythic Traditions in World Art June 18, 2011- October 23, 2011. The catalogue covers a cross-cultural exhibition that highlights global myths and legends, drawn entirely from the permanent collection of the Lowe Museum.
Softcover, 56 pages, 50 plates.
Price: $12.95