Shapeshifting : transformations in Native American art

Shapeshifting : transformations in Native American art /

Public perception of Native American art and culture has often been derived from misunderstandings and misinterpretations, and from images promulgated by popular culture. Typically, Native Americans are grouped as a whole and their art and culture considered part of the past rather than widely prese...

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Corporate Author: Peabody Essex Museum
Other Authors: Kramer, Karen, 1971-, Berlo, Janet Catherine, Ash-Milby, Kathleen E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Salem, Mass. : New Haven, Conn. : Peabody Essex Museum ; Yale University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Indian art > North America > Exhibitions.
Shapeshifting > Exhibitions.
Art autochtone > Amérique du Nord > Expositions.
Art autochtone > Canada > 21e siècle > Expositions.
Art autochtone > États-Unis > 21e siècle > Expositions.
Indian art.
Shapeshifting.
North America.
Exhibition catalogs.
Table of Contents:
  • Raising the bar / Karen Kramer Russell
  • Changing. Expected evolution : the changing continuum / Bruce Bernstein
  • Knowing. Time-honored expression : the knowing of native objects / Joe D. Horse Capture
  • Locating. A shore without a horizon : locating by looking anew / Jessica L. Horton
  • Voicing. Voicing : individuality, creativity, repetition, and change / Janet Catherine Berlo
  • Famous long ago / Paul Chaat Smith.
  • Artists and their works included in the exhibition: 1. Kent Monkman (born 1965), Cree. Théâtre de Cristal, 2007
  • 2. Brian Jungen (born 1970), Dunne-Za Nation. Cetology, 2002
  • 3. Fritz Scholder (1937-2005), Luiseño. Monster Indian (from "Super Indians" series), 1968
  • 4. James Schoppert (1947-1992), Tlingit. Blueberries, 1986.
  • 5. Nicholas Galanin (born 1979), Tlingit/Aleut. Tsu Heidei Shugaxtutaan (We will Again Open This Container of Wisdom That Has Been Left in Our Care), parts I and II, 2006
  • 6. Maria Martinez (1881-1980) and Julian Martinez (1879-1943), San Ildefonso Pueblo. Black-on-black jar, ca. 1938
  • 7. Awa Tsireh (1898-1955), San Ildefonso Pueblo. Koshare on Rainbow, ca. 1925-30
  • 8. Truman Lowe (born 1944), Ho-Chunk (Winnebago). Waterfall, 1999
  • 9. Charlie Willeto (1897-1964), Diné (Navajo). Pair of figures, 1960-64
  • 10. Pat Pruitt (born 1973), Laguna Pueblo. Hot Rod Fruit Bowl, 2009
  • 11. Virgil Ortiz (born 1969), Cochiti Pueblo. Untitled, 2005
  • 12. Ramona Sakiestewa (born 1948), Hopi. Nebula 22 and Nebula 23 (from "Nebula" series), 2009
  • 13. Kaigani Haida artist. Mask, ca. 1827
  • 14. Algonkian/Mi'kmaq artist. Side chair, 1860-80
  • 15. Roger John Tsabetsaye (born 1941), A:shiwi (Zuni). Coffee service, 1965
  • 16. Charles Loloma (1921-1991), Hopi. Cuff bracelet, 1982
  • 17. Oto artist. Faw Faw coat, ca. 1900-20
  • 18. Charles Edenshaw (ca. 1839-1920), Haida. Settee, ca. 1890
  • 19. Juana Basilia Sitmelelene (ca. 1782-1838), Barbareño Chumash (Santa Barbara). Basket tray, ca. 1820
  • 20. Unangax^ (Aleut) artist. Cape, ca. 1824-27
  • 21. John Hoover (born 1919), Aleut. Shaman's Tree of Life, 1985
  • 22. Dakota (Eastern Sioux) artist. Cradleboard, ca. 1840
  • 23. Nampeyo (ca. 1860-1942), Hopi. Polychrome jar, ca. 1925
  • 24. Rick Bartow (born 1946), Wiyot/Yurok. From Nothing Coyote Creates Himself, 2004
  • 25. Chaticks-si-Chaticks (Pawnee) artist. Double-sided drum, ca. 1890
  • 26. Hosteen Klah (1867-1937), Diné (Navajo). The Skies (from the Shootingway Chant), 1937
  • 27. Odawa (Ottawa) artist. Tabernacle, candlesticks, and antependium, 1840
  • 28. Hopewell artist. Hand, 100 BC-AD 400
  • 29. Algonquin artist. Pendant, 1500-1700
  • 30. Unangax^ (Aleut) artist. Hunting hat, ca. 1820s
  • 31. Northeastern artist. Pouch, late 1600s-mid-1700s
  • 32. Yup'ik artist. Mask representing walaunuk, early 1900s
  • 33. Attributed to Arroh-a-och (ca. 1830s-1900), Laguna Pueblo. Jar, 1870-80 34. Harry Fonseca (1946-2006), Nisenan/Maidu/Hawaiian/Portuguese. When Coyote Leaves the Reservation (a portrait of the artist as a young Coyote), 1980
  • 35. Roxanne Swentzell (born 1962, Santa Clara Pueblo. Emergence of the Clowns, 1988
  • 36. Spiro Mound, Cahokian artist. Drinking cup, 1200-1400
  • 37. Upper Missouri River artist. Shield cover, ca. 1820
  • 38. Southeastern artist. Human-feline effigy, 700-1500
  • 39. Thomas Joshua Cooper (born 1946), Cherokee. A Premonitional Work Plymouth Sound
  • Looking S., S.W.
  • Hopefully, Towards the New World The Mayflower Steps, Plymouth Devon, England 1998-2001 (The Pilgrim Settlers left England forever, for the hope of new lives in the New World, on the Mayflower from this site)((Part 1, the top part of a 2-part vertical work) A Premonitional Work Plymouth Bay
  • Looking N., N.W.
  • Back, Towards the Old World Just Below Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Plymouth County, Massachusetts USA 2000-2001 (The Pilgrim Settlers, finally, landed the Mayflower around this spot
  • and, at last, "arrived" and began to settle in the New World) (Part 2, the bottom part of a 2-part vertical work), 1998-2001
  • 40. Michael Belmore (born 1971), Ojibway. Placid 2011
  • 41. D.Y. Begay (born 1953), Diné (Navajo). Pollen Pat, 2007
  • 42. George Morrison (1919-2000), Grand Portage Band of Chippewas. Structural Landscape, 1952
  • 43. Jeffrey Gibson (born 1972), Choctaw/Cherokee. Camouiflage, 2004
  • 44. Tsimshian artist. House frontal totem pole, 1800s
  • 45. Maria Allison (born 1980), Laguna Pueblo. Mother and Father, 2008-2009
  • 46. Kevin Pourier (born 1958), Lakota. Spoon, 2008
  • 47. Tlingit artist. Chilkat blanket, ca. 1832
  • 48. Rowell (Tahote) (1880-1927), Kowa; or Saubeodle or Hoygyohodle. Cradleboard, 1903
  • 49. T.C. Cannon (1946-1978), Caddo/Kiowa. Who Shot the Arrow ... Who Killed the Sparrow ...?, 1970
  • 50. Richard Ray Whitman (born 1949), Euchee/Creek. States of Pervasive Indifference: Earth, Air, Fire, Water 1993
  • 51. Marcus Amerman (born 1959), Choctaw. Postcard, 2002
  • 51. Allan Houser (1914-1994), Chiricahua Apache. Dawn, 1989
  • 53. Erica Lord (born 1978), Iñupiaq/Athabaskan. Binary Selves, 2007
  • 54. Bently Spang (born 1960), Northern Cheyenne. War Shirt #1 (from "Modern Warrior" series), 1998
  • 55. Nisga'a artist. Mask, ca. 1850
  • 56. Nora Naranjo-Morse (born 1953), Santa Clara. The Way She Leans into Him, 2007
  • 57. Kevin Lee Burton (born 1979), Swampy Cree. Nikamowin (song), 2007
  • 58. Bear's Heart (1851-1882), Southern Tsistsistas (Cheyenne). Drawing book, tipi with dragonflies, ca. 1876
  • 59. Diego Romero (born 1964), Cochiti Pueblo. Iwo Jima Pot (from "Never Forget" series), 2001
  • 60. Diné (Navajo) artist. Tapestry, 1885-95
  • 61. Marie Watt (born 1967), Seneca. Column (Blanket Stories), 2003
  • 62. aida artist. Mask, 1850
  • 63. Dennis Cusick (ca. 1800-1824), Tuscarora. Church collection box 1821-22
  • 64. Jessie Oonark (1906-1985, Baker Lake. Untitled, ca. 1972
  • 65. Donald Varnell (born 1973), Haida. Immaculate Conception, 2008-11
  • 66. Simeon Stilthda (ca. 1799-1889), Haida. Sphinx, ca. 1875
  • 67. Penobscot artist. Powder horn before 1815.
  • 68. Possibly Pokanoket Wampanoag artist. Ball-headed war club, ca. 1675.
  • 69. Bob Haozous (born 1943), Chiricahua Apache. Wheel of Fortune, 2005
  • 70. Inoka artist. Robe, ca. 1700-50
  • 71. Larry McNeil (born 1955), Tlingit. Sacred Power Pole (from "Sacred Arts" series), 1998
  • 72. Dwayne Wilcox (born 1957), Oglala Lakota. After Two or Three Hundred Years You Will Not Notice, 2009
  • 73. Kay WalkingStick (born 1935), Cherokee. La Primavera, 2005
  • 74. Rebecca Belmore (born 1960), Anishinaabe. Fringe, 2008
  • 75. Judith Lowry (born 1948), Mountain Maidu/Hamawi Pit River/Washo. My Aunt Viola, 1996
  • 76. Jaune Quick-To-See Smith (born 1940), Salish/Kootenai. The Red Mean: Self-Portrait, 1992
  • 77. James Luna (born 1950), Puyoukitchum (Luiseño). The Artifact Piece, 1987.

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