Tag Archives: Native Americans

1889: Artist-in-Residence

Posted on December 5, 2020 by corvusfugit

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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1965: The Girl Who Took Care of the Turkeys

Posted on November 26, 2020 by corvusfugit

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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1979: Angel

Posted on December 26, 2019 by corvusfugit

Graciela Iturbide: Mujer Ángel, Desierto de Sonora, México [Angel Woman, Sonora Desert, Mexico] (1979)

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2013: Transition II

Posted on December 1, 2019 by corvusfugit

Richard Mayhew: Transition II (2013)

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1929: ’ixtˈ

Posted on September 7, 2019 by corvusfugit

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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2019: Native Land

Posted on July 21, 2019 by corvusfugit

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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2013: Heliocentrist

Posted on May 13, 2019 by corvusfugit

Robert Pruitt: Heliocentrist (2013)

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1920: Robe

Posted on May 10, 2019 by corvusfugit

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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1963: Pastoral

Posted on December 29, 2018 by corvusfugit

Richard Mayhew: Pastoral (c. 1963)

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1869: Mount Tamalpais

Posted on November 25, 2018 by corvusfugit

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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