Native modernism : the art of George Morrison and Allan Houser

Morrison, George 1919-2000 (Author). Houser, Allan 1914-1994 (Added Author). Lowe, Truman, 1944- (Added Author). National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) (Added Author).

Summary: Showcases the work of twentieth-century Native American artists George Morrison and Allan Houser, featuring reproductions of their paintings, drawings, and sculptures, and discussing their work in the context of contemporary art, Native American art history, and cultural identity.

Record details

ISBN: 0295984678
ISBN: 9780295984674
ISBN: 0971916330
ISBN: 9780971916333
Physical Description: print
128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian ; Seattle : in association with University of Washington Press, ©2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Catalog of an exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2004-Sept. 12, 2005.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-127).
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreword : The art of contradiction / W. Richard West, Jr. -- Introduction : The emergence of Native modernism / Truman T. Lowe -- George Morrison : Anishinaabe expressionism at Red Rock / Gerald Vizenor -- The testament of Allan Houser / N. Scott Momaday -- Different paths, tracks worth following / Gail Tremblay.