Scholder’s decision to break his promise marked a fierce turning point for campaign on behalf of Native American rights and for American Indian artists. His painting, Indian No. 1, and the works ...

Roughly 60 years ago, art collectors tried to convince South Dakota American Indian artist Oscar Howe to paint what they said were more realistic paintings of American Indians.

Compared to the raft of “Indian paintings” by European-trained artists, it is remarkably intimate. But the painting, 4 feet tall and 6 feet wide, is only the beginning.

Native moderns : American Indian painting, 1940-1960 / Bill Anthes Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. Object Details Author Anthes, Bill Contents Art and modern Indian policy -- The culture brokers : ...

The Native artists in the National Museum of the American Indian’s new exhibition are bound by a common theme: reclaiming and celebrating their culture. Skip to main content Search ...

Ruhlman, who organizes the Indian Art Market, said NHMU’s event is small, compared to some of the larger events for Native American artists — like the Santa Fe Indian Market held in August ...

Ledger painting is a Native American art form dating to the mid-1800s, when artists started drawing pictures of heroic deeds and sacred visions on pages torn from U.S. Army ledger books. Most Read ...

Scholder’s decision to break his promise marked a fierce turning point for campaign on behalf of Native American rights and for American Indian artists. His painting, Indian No. 1, and the works ...