Visual Arts

Visual Power: 21st Century Native American Artists/Intellectuals

Alternate Title
Indigenous Studies Today, Volume 1 (Fall/Spring); 2006
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Phoebe Farris
American Studies, vol. 46, no. 3/4, Indigeneity at the Crossroads of American Studies, Fall-Winter, 2005, pp. 251-274
Description
Curator's overview of exhibition of the same name. Discusses the work of selected artists, including Norman Akers, George Longfish, Gail Tremblay, Edgar Heap of Birds, Duane Slick, and Nadema Agard. Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.
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Visualizing Sovereignty in the Time of Biometric Sensors

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jolene Rickard
South Atlantic Quarterly, vol. 110, no. 2, Sovereignty, Indigeneity, and the Law, 2011, pp. 465-486
Description
Discusses expressions of sovereignty through the artwork of four contemporary Iroquois artists; G. Peter Jemison, Alan Michelson, Samuel Thomas, and Marie Watt.
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"Vitalizing the Things of the Past": Museum Representations of Native North American Art in the 1990s

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Catherine Berlo and Ruth B. Phillips
Museum Anthropology, vol. 16, no. 1, February 1992, pp. 29-43
Description
Assesses two major museum exhibits as individual projects and as illustrations of broader issues concerning the representation of Native Americans: Objects of Myth and Memory: American Indian Art at the Brooklyn Museum and Chiefly Feast: The Enduring Kwakiutl Potlatch at the American Museum of Natural History.0892-8339
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A Walker in this World: An Interview with Duane Slick

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Larry Abbott
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 14, no. 1, 1994, pp. 119-145
Description
Analyzes the work of Slick, a Mesquakie/Winnebago artist, and includes illustrations of his recent work.
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Water Over the Bridge

Theses
Author/Creator
Corinna Michelle Wollf
Description
Art and Art History Thesis (M.F.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2016.
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The Waters of Venice: Rebecca Belmore at the 51st Biennale

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lee-Ann Martin
Canadian Art, vol. 22, no. 2, Summer, 2005, pp. 48-53
Description
Discussion of the debut performance-based video installation Fountain at Venice Biennale. Belmore was the first Aboriginal woman to represent Canada at this event.
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Ways of Thinking about Inuit Art: Sharing Power

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marybelle Mitchell
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 4, Winter, 2006, pp. 8-16
Description
Reviews collection and exhibition practices of museums in Canada. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 8.
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"We All Stand Side by Side": An Interview With Elizabeth LaPensée

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanna Hearne
Elizabeth LaPensée
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 1, Digital Indigenous Studies: Gender, Genre, and New Media, Spring, 2017, pp. 27-37
Description
Interview with the artist who provided the cover art for this special issue on digital Indigenous studies.
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Western Perspectives

Alternate Title
Teacher's Guide: American Collection
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Baltimore Museum of Art
Description

Discusses representations of Indigenous peoples in early 20th century art.

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What's in a Price?: An Ethnography of Tribal Art at Auction

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Haidy Geismar
Journal of Material Culture, vol. 6, no. 1, March 2001, pp. 25-47
Description
Provides an overview of the tribal arts auction market and discusses the series of processes for the valuation and sale of tribal art objects.
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What Shall We Do with the Bodies? Reconsidering the Archive in the Aftermath of Fraud

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mario A. Caro
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, Fraud in Native American Communities: Essays in Honor of Suzan Shown Harjo, 2019, pp. 41-54
Description
A re-evaluation of Jimmie Durham's work, taking into account the artist's fraudulent claims to Cherokee ancestry and discussion of the implications for scholars, art critics, collectors, and viewers of his works.
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Who Benefits from the Growing Market for Indigenous Art?: Evidence of Indigenous Differences and Creative Achievement in Australia

Alternate Title
Annual Conference of Economists, 2008
Proceedings of the 37th Australian Conference of Economists
[Abstracts from the proceedings of the 37th Australian Conference of Economists: 30 September to 4th October 2008, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Bronwyn Coate
Description
Discusses the differences in the Australian fine art auction market between pricing method and repeat sales method .
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Who is artinjun.ca?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl L'Hirondelle
ConunDrumOnline, vol. 1, April 2005, p. [?]
Description
Answers some frequently asked questions about the website.
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Who Sells Inuit Art, and How

Articles » General
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 4, Special Issue: Inuit Art World, Fall/Winter, 1990/1991, pp. 44-51
Description
Summary of findings of dealer survey conducted in Canada and United States. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
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Who Stole the Teepee?

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
National Museum of the American Indian
Description
Virtual exhibition deals with contemporary artists' response to past colonization. Contains links to: Tolerating Tourists, Changing Reservation Realities, School Bells and Haircuts, and Beyond Smoke and Mirrors.
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Whose Nation? Two Recent Exhibitions at the National Gallery of Canada and the Canadian Museum of Civilization Raised Disturbing Questions about the Positioning of First Nations Art in the White Mainstream

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Scott Watson
Canadian Art, vol. 10, no. 1, Spring, 1993, p. 34
Description
Discusses a controversial lesson in history through art, by presenting nstitutions devoted to nostalgic theme-park versions of history; the exhibit contrasts violence, defiance, racism, alienation and suicide with family harmony, friendship, creativity and work.
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Will the 'Real' False Face Please Stand Up?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanne Danford
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, 1989, pp. 253-272
Description
Replication of these wooden masks, together with the continued carving and use of False Faces, has contributed to the survival and stability of the Iroquois.
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With an End in Sight: Sympathetic Portrayals of "Vanishing" Sámi Life in the Works of Karl Nickula and Andreas Alariesto

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas A. DuBois
Scandinavian Studies, vol. 75, no. 2, The People of Eight Seasons: The Sámi and Their Changing Culture, Summer, 2003, pp. 181-200
Description
Looks at Nickula's portrayal of the Skolt people in The Skolt Lapp Community Suenjelsijd During the Year 1938 and Lappish Nation and Alariesto's art which depicted Lapland.
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Without Reservation

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Suzan Shown Harjo
Native Peoples, Spring, 1998, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the "Indian Humor" exhibition mounted at the National Museum of Native American.
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Witness: Pieces of History

Alternate Title
[The Witness Blanket]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Media One
Description
Website for Carey Newman's large-scale art installation, The Witness Blanket, which was created from objects gathered from the sites of residential schools across Canada. Contains trailer for documentary, background to the project, full view of the work, links to media stories, and artist's statement and biography.
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Writing Landscape

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanessa Dion Fletcher
West Coast Line #74, vol. 46, no. 2, Reconcile This!, Summer, 2012, pp. 80-87
Description
Looks at three part work of art which includes, walking with copper plates on the artists feet, prints produced from the marked up plates and video documentation of the walking performance. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 80.
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