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Tag Archives: Native Americans
1889: Artist-in-Residence
The celebrated 19th century French painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur was known for wearing men’s pants, shirts, and ties, as well as participating in traditionally masculine activities such as hunting and smoking. She lived with her lifelong partner, Nathalie Micas … Continue reading
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Tagged "Buffalo Bill" Cody, 1880's, 19th Century, Animals, France, Horses, LGBTQ, Mammals, Nathalie Micas, Native Americans, Painting, Photography, Portraits, Printmaking, Rosa Bonheur, Sheep, USA, Women
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1965: The Girl Who Took Care of the Turkeys
The Girl Who Took Care of the Turkeys Now we take it up. (audience)Ye——s indeed. There were villagers at the Middle Place and a girl had her home there at Wind Place where she kept a flock of turkeys. At … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Animals, Birds, Dance, Dennis Tedlock, Native Americans, Poetry, Turkeys, USA, Walter Sanchez, Zuni
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1979: Angel
Graciela Iturbide: Mujer Ángel, Desierto de Sonora, México [Angel Woman, Sonora Desert, Mexico] (1979)
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Tagged 1970's, 20th Century, Angels, Art, Graciela Iturbide, Latino/as/x, Mexico, Native Americans, Photography, Women
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2013: Transition II
Richard Mayhew: Transition II (2013)
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, African-Americans, Art, Landscapes, Native Americans, Painting, Richard Mayhew, USA
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1929: ’ixtˈ
Every Tlingit clan in every major village was supposed to have its own shaman (’ixtˈ), who might also be a clan or house chief, uniting supernatural power with economic and ceremonial leadership….The functions of the shaman were several. He fought … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Art, Canada, Magic, Native Americans, Sculpture, Shamanism, Tlingit, Women
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2019: Native Land
From a series by photographer Adam Sings in the Timber: I am currently working on a broader project making a series of portraits of Native Women wearing traditional regalia in metropolitan settings, in order to illustrate that wherever a person … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Adam Sings in the Timber, Art, Cityscapes, Native Americans, Photography, USA, Women
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2013: Heliocentrist
Robert Pruitt: Heliocentrist (2013)
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, African-Americans, Art, Drawing, Native Americans, Portraits, Robert Pruitt, USA
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1920: Robe
James White Calf (attrib): Elkskin Robe (ca. 1920); the robe is a record of the war honors of Mountain Chief, a Blackfeet chief.
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Art, Blackfeet, James White Calf, Native Americans, Textiles, USA, War
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1963: Pastoral
Richard Mayhew: Pastoral (c. 1963)
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, African-Americans, Art, Landscapes, Native Americans, Painting, Richard Mayhew, USA
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1869: Mount Tamalpais
William Marple: Mount Tamalpais from Napa Slough (1869) The name “Tamalpais” derives from the Coast Miwok name for the mountain, támal pájiṣ, which means “west hill.” The Coast Miwok numbered between 1,500 and 2,000 before the arrival of Europeans to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1860's, Art, Coast Miwok, Colonialism, Landscapes, Mountains, Native Americans, Painting, Ships & Sailing, USA, William Marple
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