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Native American Indigenous Heritage

These stories celebrate the cultural achievements of Native American, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian artists.

Portrait of several Native American veterans

A Salute to the Artistic Legacy of Native American Veterans

Celebrating National Native American Heritage Month in Watson Library
Amanda Raquel Dorval Nov 9, 2022
Detail of Georgia O'Keeffe's painting, "From the Faraway, Nearby" with an imaginary mule deer skull and antlers levitating over a rather generalized desert landscape

Revisiting “O’Keeffe Country”

Two Indigenous scholars discuss what—and who—the artist omits in her depiction of New Mexico
Patricia Marroquin Norby and Matthew Martinez Nov 3, 2022
Amber-Dawn Bear Robe Headshot

Indigenizing Fashion with Amber-Dawn Bear Robe

The curator and art historian reflects on the significance of representation in the world of fashion.
Benjamin Korman Nov 1, 2022
The Importance of Reciprocity

The Importance of Reciprocity

Climate justice activist Xiye Bastida’s perspectives are brought to bear on Thomas Cole’s iconic landscape painting The Oxbow.

Apr 6, 2022
Thomas Cole's landscape painting "The Oxbow

Reexamining the Wilderness Aesthetic

What’s missing from Cole’s environmentalism is the idea of justice
Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser and Alan C. Braddock Apr 6, 2022
Southwestern landscape

Contemporary Native American Art Books

Watson Library celebrates Native American Heritage Month with books by and about Indigenous artists
Holly Phillips Nov 24, 2021
Joe Baker poses in front of a painting

Committing to the Beauty of Lenape Art

How Joe Baker reclaimed a historic artform in order to assert his Lenape identity.
Benjamin Korman Nov 23, 2021
Mopope Eagle Dancer

Native American Art Books

Watson Library celebrates Native American Heritage Month with books by and about Indigenous artists
Holly Phillips Nov 17, 2021
Portrait of a queen regent trampling a captive carved into a stelae, or large decorated stone slab, of Maya origin. The sculpture is installed in the Great Hall at the Museum.

Set in Stone: Maya Rulers in the Great Hall

Newly installed, these sculptures celebrate the role of Maya artists in the creation of iconographies of power.
James Doyle Sep 2, 2021
Jules Tavernier and the Elem Pomo

Jules Tavernier and the Elem Pomo

Tavernier’s Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California chronicles an exceptional cultural interaction between California Indians in their homelands and outsiders.

Aug 12, 2021
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