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Georgia O'Keeffe's painting "From the Faraway, Nearby" with an imaginary mule deer skull and antlers levitating over a generalized desert landscape. A bright yellow ovular shape spotlights the painting from the background.
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Spotlight: 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
November 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
November 1, 2022
Thomas Cole's landscape painting "The Oxbow"
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Spotlight: Reexamining the Wilderness Aesthetic
What’s missing from Cole’s environmentalism is the idea of justice.
Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser and Alan C. Braddock
April 6, 2022
Indigenous American climate justice activist Xiye Bastida shouts into a megaphone in front of a large-scale protest
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Spotlight: The Importance of Reciprocity
Climate justice activist Xiye Bastida’s perspectives are brought to bear on Thomas Cole’s iconic landscape painting The Oxbow.
April 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
November 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
November 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
November 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
September 2, 2021
Painting of Elem Pomo tribe members gathered in a circle with dancers in the background
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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.
August 12, 2021
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Growing Thunder Collective on Karl Bodmer | Artists on Artwork
Join Growing Thunder Collective, three generations of traditional beadwork and quillwork artists, for a glimpse into their collaborative practice and the relevance of Swiss-born artist Karl Bodmer’s portraits of Indigenous peoples to the work they create today.
Joyce Growing Thunder, Juanita Growing Thunder, Jessa Rae Growing Thunder, and Thayer Tolles
June 23, 2021