In the far north, where humans must face the constant threat of starvation, where life is reduced to the bare essentials—it turns out that one of these essentials is art. Art seems to belong to the basic pattern of life of the Eskimo, and of the neighboring Athapaskan and Algonkian Indian bands as well.


Man's Rise to Civilization (1968)

Peter Farb Quotes

In the far north, where humans must face the constant threat of starvation, where life is reduced to the bare essentials—it turns out that one of...

In the far north, where humans must face the constant threat of starvation, where life is reduced to the bare essentials—it turns out that one of...

In the far north, where humans must face the constant threat of starvation, where life is reduced to the bare essentials—it turns out that one of...

In the far north, where humans must face the constant threat of starvation, where life is reduced to the bare essentials—it turns out that one of...