Native American Art: other online resources page two

Native American Art: other online resources

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(above: Unknown artist, Drawings of Kachina Dolls, Plate 11, from 1894 anthropology book Dolls of the Tusayan Indians by Jesse Walter Fewkes)

From other websites:

Hear My Voice: Native American Art of the Past and Present is a 2018 exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts which says: "Based on the notion of dialogue, Hear My Voice: Native American Art of the Past and Present explores conversations between Native American artists and their art across centuries, a continent, and 35 indigenous cultures." Accessed 10/18

Hopituy: Hopi Art from the Permanent Collections, an exhibit held June 28 - September 15, 2013 at the Fred Jones Jr Museum of Art. Reveiw by Daniel Swan. From Museum Anthropology Review, Spring, 2014. Accessed August, 2015.

Indian Country: The Art of David Bradley is a 2018 exhibit at the University of Wyoming Art Museum which says: "David Bradley (Minnesota Chippewa, b. 1954) is known for creating narrative artworks that challenge Native American stereotypes while simultaneously revealing a misunderstood truth; that the indigenous experience is at the heart of what it means to be an American." Also see 4/22/15 article in Indian Country Today. Accessed 2/18

Indians at the Post Office: Native Themes in New Deal-Era Murals from Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Accessed August, 2015.

Intersections, Native American Art in a New Light, an exhibit held June 24, 2006 to November 27, 2011 at the Peabody Essex Museum. Includes press release and media coverage. Accessed April, 2015.

James Lavadour: Horse Stories, an exhibit held February 15 - May 25, 2012 at the Missoula Art Museum. Includes a video. Accessed March, 2015.

J. Mark Sublette of Medicine Man Gallery, Inc. has secured permission to reprint online numerous articles concerning Western and Native American art from publishers of several paper-printed magazines. Categories include "Contemporary Painters,"Contemporary Sculptors,"Deceased Painters / Sculptors,"Collecting Antiques / Fine Art," plus others. Accessed August, 2015.

Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist is a 2015-16 exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian, which says: "...the first major retrospective of the artistic career of Kay WalkingStick (b. 1935), an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation and one of the world's most celebrated artists of Native American ancestry. Featuring more than 75 of her most notable paintings, drawings, small sculptures, notebooks, and the diptychs for which she is best known, the exhibition traces her career over more than four decades and culminates with her recent paintings of monumental landscapes and Native places." See a press release, a video, artist book and more. Accessed 10/16

Kevin Red Star, an exhibit held April 02 - August 27, 2010 at the Missoula Art Museum. Includes interactive presentation with videos. Accessed March, 2015.

Kiowa Five from Wikipedia. Accessed August, 2015.

Lakota Voices | Collection Highlights from the Heritage Center at Red Cloud Indian School is a 2017 exhibit at the Haggerty Museum of Art which says: "The richness and diversity of Lakota culture is celebrated in this exhibition drawn from the collection of The Heritage Center at Red Cloud Indian School on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation." Accessed 3/17

The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans is a 2023 exhibit at the National Gallery of Art which says: "Curated by artist?Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation), this exhibition brings together works by an intergenerational group of nearly 50 living Native artists practicing across the United States.?Their powerful expressions reflect the diversity of Native American individual, regional, and cultural identities. At the same time, these works share a worldview informed by thousands of years of reverence, study, and concern for the land. Through a variety of practices -- including weaving, beadwork, sculpture, painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, performance, and video -- these artists visualize Indigenous knowledge of land/ landbase/ landscape. Together, the works in The Land Carries Our Ancestors underscore the self-determination, survivance, and right to self-representation of Indigenous peoples." Accessed 11/23

Life and Legacy: The Art of Jerome Tiger is a 2017 exhibit at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum which says: "Having only painted for five years, Tiger produced hundreds of works of art and won numerous awards throughout the country. Today, his work is shown in museums across the nation and he is recognized as one of the greatest Native American artists." Also see images from the museum and biography from Oklahoma Historical Society. Accessed 9/17

List of Native American artists from Wikipedia. Accessed August, 2015.

Living Traditions: The Unbroken Thread in Native American Art from the Montclair Art Museum

MniSota: Reflections of Time and Place, an exhibit held May 29 through August 26, 2012 at the Tweed Museum of Art. Includes artist biographies. Accessed April, 2015.

Molly Murphy: Reservations Required, an exhibit held March 07 - May 24, 2008 at the Missoula Art Museum. Includes interview with artist. Accessed March, 2015.

Museum of Indian Arts & Culture provides Online Exhibitions incuding "Travels With my Aunt," "Touched by Fire," "Tourist Icons: Native American Kitsch, Camp, and Fine Art Along Route 66," "Comic Art Indigène," and "Roads to the Past: 50 Years of Highway Archaeology in New Mexico." Accessed August, 2015.

Nancy Youngblood website. Accessed August, 2015.

Native American Art at Dartmouth, an exhibit held October 8, 2011, through March 11, 2012 at the Hood Museum of Art. Includes exhibit overview, videos, press release and media coverage. Accessed January, 2015.

The Native American Fine Art Movement: A Resource Guide from Heard Museum. Accessed August, 2015.

Native Nations Now: An Exhibition of Contemporary Native Art is a 2018 exhibit at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West which says: "Plains Indian Museum, Buffalo Bill Center of the West is partnering with the Creative Indigenous Collective to curate this groundbreaking exhibition from Plains Indian artists Robert Martinez, John Isaiah Pepion, Holly Young, Lauren Monroe, Louis Still Smoking, Gina Still Smoking, and Ben Pease." Also see Creative Indigenous Collective Facebook page. Accessed 7/18

Navajo Textiles: Wearing Blankets and Rugs, an exhibit held May 17 - September 29, 2013 at the California Heritage Museum. Accessed December, 2015.

Navajo Weaving: Tradition & Trade, an exhibit held February 8 - July 12, 2014 at the Stark Museum of Art. Accessed April, 2015.

(above: Bai-De-Schluch-A-Ichin or Be-Ich-Schluck-Ich-In-Et-Tzuzzigi ("Metal Beater" Slender Silversmith, Navajo) with silver necklaces, concho belts, and tools, c.1883, Palace of the Governor Archives. Photo: Ben Wittick)

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