Painting, Drawing

Review of an exhibit, featuring more than 50 historical images of Native Americans and about a dozen contemporary photographs, curated by Daniel Kosharek, Diane Bird, and Andrew Smith, mounted at New Mexico History Museum, May 18-November 4, 2012.

Discusses references and textbooks with a general overview of writing American Native history.

Brief list of sources. Current as of 2001.

Discusses the landmark exhibition Norval Morrisseau: Shaman Artist, the first by a First Nations artist in the history of the National Gallery of Canada.

Community and Regional Planning Thesis (MCRP)--University of New Mexico, 2011.

Highlights an exhibit of works by artist Brian Seesequasis (1958-) of the Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation held at the Regional Interpretive Centre in Duck Lake, Saskatchewan.

Series of black and white archival drawings with annotations.

Discussion of images of archival treaty illustrations and photographs. Plates are divided into three groups: Plates 1-4 are treaty negotiations from 1871 to 1899; Plates 5-8 are treaty annuity payments; Plates 9-12 are treaty days dealing with post-treaty issues.

Examines Benjamin West's painting in the context of Thomas and William Penn's acquisition of large tracts of Aboriginal land.

Book review of: Native Moderns by Bill Anthes.

Focuses on detective narratives. Discusses Street Wolf by Mark Wayne Harris and Dennis Francis, Skinwalker by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir, and Scalped by Jason Aaron and R. M. Guéra.

Book review of: Native North American Art by Janet C. Berlo and Ruth B. Phillips. Entire issue on one pdf. To access, scroll to page 40.

Author discusses the work of two Indigenous pop-artists and how they appropriate iconic mainstream imagery in order to subvert popular narratives and stereotypes in the Star Wars franchise and in the wider film industry.

Critiques of the work of Leon Polk Smith (1906-1996).

Illustrates the authors in black and white drawings.

Highlights coloured drawings and sculpture featured in the exhibition The Art of Nick Sikkuark mounted at Vancouver's Marion Scott Gallery in May of 2003. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 10.

Comments on a series of ball-play paintings that provide an opportunity to investigate Euro-American perceptions of Native American ball-play or lacrosse in the early nineteenth century.

Book review of: Navajo Sandpainting by Nancy. J. Parezo.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Arizona, 1981.

A look at the commercialization of art form and how the Navajo's flexible division of labor allowed for both men and women to participate in its productions for economic gain.

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 2006.

Art and Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of New Mexico, 2015.

Describes collection of Plains Indians art at the Joslyn Art Museum, the University of Nebraska State Museum and the Nebraska History museum.

Discusses the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 (United States) and the artist's response, as illustrated in his art, is that "authenticity" is another concept designed to keep Native Americans enclosed in "their world" through a label imposed by Euro-Americans.

Discusses the exhibition Contemporary Inuit Drawings. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.

A Discussion on the visual style, cultural infusion and impact of the 2014 video game Never Alone. The game is based off the Iñupiat legend of Kanuk Sayuka and was created in cooperation with elders, storytellers, and artists from the Cook Inlet Tribal Council. Duration: 50:01.

Highlights the unconventional prints by emerging Inuit artists featured in the portfolio Nine Works by Seven Artists. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 20.

Inuit artist's reality of culture and life in Canada's Arctic.

Negative of a black and white sketch of Metis leader Louis Riel and his followers. Riel is on horseback in a fur cap and buckskin jacket, surrounded by traditionally dressed men of indigenous and metis descent.

Black and white archival photographs and drawings.

Brief profile of the artist and her work. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 20.

Curatorial notes for the exhibition. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 13.

Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 2016.

Book review of: North Country by Mary Lethert Wingerd. Review located by scrolling to page 213.

David Ross, Military Curator of Parks Canada, writes that "this diary ...was donated to Fort Battleford National Historic Park, Parks Canada in 1973 by Lieutenant Wadmore's grandson Dennis E. Harris of Victoria, B.C. along with his N. W. Canada Medal. It is one of the many items of historical interest acquired by the Fort during the long and distinguished tenure of Mrs. Mabel Simpson as Superintendant of the Park.

15 images (three scanned here) of Tom Jones putting up a display of prehistoric Northwest Coast art in Saskatoon on November 26, 1980.

Information on the Ojibwe artist (1932-2007). Includes links to biography, genesis of medicine or legend painting, images of artworks, a short bibliography of Morriseau, Woodland painting and painters.

Author tries to look beyond the public facade the famous Ojibway painter presented to the world.

Provides curriculum to examine and interpret the life and times of Norval Morrisseau through dance, drama, music and visual arts experiences.

Review of his 1983 Thunder Bay exhibition with an illustration of his giant wall-length scroll.

Book review of: Norval Morrisseau: Return to the House of Invention by Norval Morrisseau.

Notes on the Edward E. Ayer collection, located in The Newberry Library in Chicago, Illinois.

Historical note:

"In 1911 Edward E. Ayer, a Chicago businessman, presented to The Newberry Library his collection of historical source material relating chiefly to the discovery, exploration and colonization of North America and to the native races of North America, the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippine Islands. It contains at present about 49,000 volumes, bound pamphlets, manuscripts, documents and other accessioned pieces."

Cultural Mediations Thesis (Ph.D.)--Carlton University, 2013.