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Indigenous American visual arts include portable arts, such as painting, basketry, textiles, or photography, as well as monumental works, such as architecture, land art, public sculpture, or murals. Some Indigenous art forms coincide with Western art forms; however, some, such as porcupine quillwork or birchbark biting are unique to the Americas.
Oscar Howe (Mazuha Hokshina or "Trader Boy", May 13, 1915 – October 7, 1983) was a Yanktonai Dakota artist from South Dakota, who became well known for his casein and tempera paintings. [1] He is credited with influencing contemporary Native American art, paving the way for future artists. [2] His art style is marked by bright color, dynamic ...
Allan Houser (Haozous), Chiricahua Apache. Norma Howard, Choctaw Nation / Mississippi Choctaw / Chickasaw. Oscar Howe (Mazuha Hokshina), Yanktonai Dakota (1915–1983) Howling Wolf, Southern Cheyenne (1849–1927) Sharon Irla, Cherokee Nation (born 1957) David Johns, Navajo (born 1948) Ruthe Blalock Jones (Chu-Lun-Dit), Shawnee / Peoria.
Kay WalkingStick. Kay WalkingStick (born March 2, 1935) is a Native American landscape artist and a member of the Cherokee Nation. Her later landscape paintings, executed in oil paint on wood panels often include patterns based on Southwest American Indian rugs, pottery, and other artworks. WalkingStick's works are in the collections of many ...
Maria Poveka Montoya Martinez (c. 1887 – July 20, 1980) was a Puebloan artist who created internationally known pottery. [1] [2] Martinez (born Maria Poveka Montoya), her husband Julian, and other family members, including her son Popovi Da, examined traditional Pueblo pottery styles and techniques to create pieces which reflect the Pueblo people's legacy of fine artwork and crafts.
Biography and education. Begay was born into the Diné tribe on February 7, 1954, near Shonto, Arizona. [1] His mother was a Navajo weaver from the Bitter Water clan and his father was a medicine man from the Salt clan. [2] Begay was named via a traditional Navajo naming ceremony that is held once a baby has their first laugh; this name is only ...
jaunequick-to-seesmith.com. Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (born 1940) is a Native American visual artist and curator. She is an enrolled member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and is also of Métis and Shoshone descent. [1] She is an educator, storyteller, art advocate, and political activist. Over the course of her five-decade long ...
R. C. Gorman. Rudolph Carl Gorman (July 26, 1931 – November 3, 2005) was a Native American artist of the Navajo Nation. Referred to as "the Picasso of American Indian artists" by The New York Times, [1] his paintings are primarily of Native American women and characterized by fluid forms and vibrant colors, though he also worked in sculpture ...