Innholdsfortegnelse for June - July 2020 / No. 27 i Native American Art Magazine

The current situation we are in has us all over here thinking about what the role of a magazine is and what motivates us to publish it each and every month. And that conversation extends to not just what we think it is but what you, the reader, wants it to be. From what we hear every day as we talk to gallery owners, art dealers, auction professionals, artists and of course collectors, is that this magazine should be provide a direct link between collectors, gallery owners and artists in a way that makes it easy for people to purchase art for their own collections. When we came up with the preview concept, this was an entirely new format never done in any other publication. And the idea for it…

PALM SPRINGS, CA On view at Palm Springs Art Museum is the diverse artwork of sculptor and conceptual artist Gerald Clarke, a member of the Cahuilla Band of Indians. From paintings, stamp work and road signs, to sculpture, coiled basketry and his Branded Series (a series of prints and branding irons), Clarke is a renaissance man of artistic expression. While the show is expected to remain on view through May 31, visitors should check the Palm Springs Art Museum at www.psmuseum.org for updates on exhibition dates.…

CROCKER ART MUSEUM The Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California, recently purchased a pair of elaborately beaded Giuseppe Zanotti shoes by fashion designer Jamie Okuma. The pumps are an electrifying red, with ornate beadwork patterns down the length of the shoe and heel. Okuma also recently received the Crocker’s John S. Knudsen Prize, a $25,000 cash prize to the artist, which also funds the museum’s purchase of the shoes, titled No Place Like Home, “Holyulkum.” According to Okuma, the title No Place Like Home, “Holyulkum” honors her ancestral land—dubbed “the hole” by her family—as well as her clan the Wassuk. The red pigment of the shoes, she explains, are influenced by Dorothy’s iconic sparkling shoes in The Wizard of Oz. “I’ve often described my beaded footwear as self-portraits. These are…

CHELSEA HERR, A CITIZEN OF THE CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA, begins her position this May as the first curator of Indigenous Art & Culture at the Gilcrease Museum. Born and raised in Southern California, Herr is currently based in Norman, Oklahoma, and is a recent PhD graduate from the University of Oklahoma’s Native American Art History program. After realizing she could combine her passion for Native art and science fiction, she completed her dissertation on Indigenous Futurisms in the work of Native North American artists. This interest can currently be seen in the Museum of Contemporary Native Art’s exhibition, Indigenous Futurisms: Transcending Past/Present/Future, which Herr co-curated with Suzanne Newman Fricke and Manuela Well-Off-Man. Her work with the Couse-Sharp Historic Site began in 2016 when she worked as a collections intern…

INDIANAPOLIS, IN This year the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis, Indiana, celebrates 2020: The Year of Honoring Women with exhibitions and programs commemorating the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage. lisa Phelps, the museum’s vice president and chief curatorial officer, points out that, “Women of the West led the nation into the struggle for women’s suffrage…Why women’s suffrage was so successful in the West raises larger questions about women’s diverse roles and brings forward issues such as why Native American women remained excluded from voting until many years later. “With its dual mission to inspire an appreciation of both Native American and Western art, history and culture, the Eiteljorg brings multiple perspectives to sharing women’s stories. One aspect of honoring women is acknowledging their underrepresentation in…

JOHN O'HERN John O’Hern retired to Santa Fe after 30 years in the museum business, specifically as the executive director and curator of the Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York. John was chair of the Artists Panel of the New York State Council on the Arts. He writes for gallery publications around the world, including regular monthly features on Art Market Insights in American Art Collector and Western Art Collector magazines. PAULA A. BAXTER Paula A. Baxter is a design historian who has worked as an art librarian, curator and adjunct professor in New York before recently moving to Scottsdale, Arizona, a long-time dream realized. The author of The Encyclopedia of Native American Jewelry, she and photographer husband Barry Katzen have just published their fourth book together, Pueblo Bead Jewelry:…

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK The National Endowment for the Humanities’ has awarded a $400,000 grant to support the exhibition Spiro and the Art of the Mississippian World at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. The exhibition, which is the first major presentation on the Spiro Mounds ever undertaken by a museum, will begin February 12 and runs through May 16, 2021. Visitors will be able to learn about and view the art, history and culture of the Spiro people from approximately 200 objects on display. The exhibition will then travel to the Birmingham Museum of Art, followed by the Dallas Museum of Art.…

AFTER A NATIONWIDE SEARCH, SWAIA’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS (www.swaia.org) recently announced the selection of Kim Peone as its new executive director. Peone is an enrolled member of the Colville Confederated Tribes of Washington and currently resides in Santa Fe. “The Board is excited by the impressive background Peone brings to SWAIA to lead Indian Market through our centennial year (2022) and into the next century. Peone’s 30 years of experience in Indian Country, astute business and financial background, as well as great managerial and leadership skills were a perfect fit for SWAIA’s needs going forward,” says board chair Tom Teegarden. Good morning Kim and congratulations. Tell us a little bit about your connection to this position and to Santa Fe. Well, I was born in Santa Fe, grew up there,…

“We want to ignite a revolution to radically change the way our clothes are sourced, produced and purchased, so that clothing is made in a safe, clean and fair way.”- Korina Emmerich Korina Emmerich’s Brooklynbased fashion brand EMME is built on expression, art and her Indigenous heritage stemming from the Coast Salish Territory, Puyallup tribe. The artist’s colorful designs are all made-toorder in the company’s Brooklyn, New York, studio. Many designs come from upcycled, recycled or all-natural materials. Currently, Emmerich is focusing her efforts on making face masks that were originally part of her previous Anadromous Collection in 2019. “The EMME Anadromous Collection is inspired by the salmon and their relation to abundance, fertility, prosperity and renewal. Protest was the underlying theme. Rematriate, Resist, Rise,” Emmerich explains. “I wanted to…

After the conclusion of the American Revolution in 1783, life would be irrevocably changed for the masses. Indeed, for the colonists who had come from Great Britain and ultimately fought for an independent America, it was an era of opportunity and new horizons in the aftermath of a long and bloody battle. For the Haudenosaunee people of the Northeast, known also as the Iroquois, this period in history meant something different. Having supported the British during the conflict, their traditional way of life was altered dramatically post-revolution. The Iroquois Confederacy was defanged, their land stripped away and their power rendered obsolete. A displaced people, in order to uphold their traditions and tell their stories, they turned toward art. The earliest known examples of Haudenosaunee beaded women’s bags—a form of creative…

Throughout history, Native tribes showed their creativity through the use of elaborate beaded items. In this special section, collectors will see beaded beauties such as moccasins, blankets, bags and pouches. Each item is significant in the use of color, design and pattern, as well as how it’s stood the test of time. Besides the historical value each piece holds, along with the talent and expertise, the real draw is the story. Each bead has traveled through the hands of its maker, affixed to fabrics and surfaces such as leather and cotton, and was handed down generations to share joy and antiquity. As you read through the collection, we hope you garner the importance each piece carries, along with their aesthetic allure. From an Expert: THOUGHTS ON COLLECTING BEADWORK Find a…

LOS ANGELES, CA This summer Bonhams will host its next Native American Art sale, which typically includes around several hundred lots of fine pieces from tribes around the nation. The auction, postponed from June to August due to COVID-19, has already consigned a number of standout items for collectors to bid on with even more to come as it takes shape for the later date. Highlighting the sale is an array of Northwest Coast items, solid textiles, basketry and a notable collection of jewelry. In the Northwest Coast segment of the sale, collectors will be treated to an early and exceptional Tlingit rattle that has a strong provenance. The work, which features elegant and detailed carvings, is expected to sell between $180,000 and $220,000. There are also two items coming…

THROUGH MAY 17 SANTA FE, NM Charlene Teters: Way of Sorrow IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (505) 983-8900 www.iaia.edu MAY 29 DALLAS, TX Ethnographic Art: American Indian, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Auction featuring the I.S.K. Reeves V and Sara W. Reeves Collection Heritage Auctions, (214) 528-3500 www.ha.com THROUGH MAY 31 TUCSON, AZ Art is the Seed: Contemporary Native American Female Art Tucson Desert Art Museum (520) 202-3888 www.tucsondart.org JUNE 6 CHIMAYO, NM Nuevo Mexico Profundo High Road Church Tours El Santuario de Chimayo www.nuevo-mexico-profundo.com JULY 7 CHIMAYO, NM Nuevo Mexico Profundo High Road Church Tours El Santuario de Chimayo www.nuevo-mexico-profundo.com MAY 23-AUGUST 30 SANTA FE, NM Taos Light: Pueblo Perspectives King Galleries (480) 440-3912 www.kinggalleries.com THROUGH MAY 30 ONLINE Beaded Beauty: Early 19th Century Haudenosaunee Women’s Bags John Molloy Gallery…

BROOKLYN, NY An exhibition of artwork by Cherokee and Choctaw artist Jeffrey Gibson will be on view at the Brooklyn Museum in New York through January 2021. Gibson—who incorporates various elements of Native American art and craft into his mixed media works—has also selected a number of objects and artwork from the Brooklyn Museum collection that are complementary of his own work. The show, titled Jeffrey Gibson: When Fire Is Applied to a Stone It Cracks, provides a contemporary lens through which to view historic works by both Native and non-Native peoples.…

SANTA FE, NM George Rivera is many things; art and cultural teacher, student of painting and sculptural design and even Governor of the Pueblo of Pojoaque in northern New Mexico, his hometown and Native heritage. Rivera’s impact reaches even further with his talents as a bronze sculptor, depicting Pueblo life and other tribal customs. Rivera mainly focuses on large scale commissions such as a recent piece made for the city of Santa Fe titled, Catua and Umtua. It depicts two life size bronze figures that were runners serving as messengers during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. Another recent large scale work is Pechanga Peon, showing 13 Luiseño Natives involved in the sing gambling game called Peon, installed at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California. The upcoming summer exhibition…