Hearts of our people : Native women artists /

Women have long been the creative force behind Native American art, yet their individual contributions have been largely unrecognized, instead treated as anonymous representations of entire cultures. 'Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists' explores the artistic achievements of Native...

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Main Authors:	Ahlberg Yohe, Jill (Author, Curator), Greeves, Teri (Author, acurator.)
Corporate Author:	Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota (sponsoring body.)
Other Authors:	Silver, Laura (Editor) (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis : Minneapolis Institute of Art in association with the University of Washington Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Indigenous art > North America > Exhibitions. Indigenous art > United States > Exhibitions. Indigenous art > Canada > Exhibitions. Indian art > North America > Exhibitions. Indian art > United States > Exhibitions. Indian art > Canada > Exhibitions. Indian women artists > United States > Exhibitions. Indian women artists > Canada > Exhibitions. Indian women artisans > United States > Exhibitions. Indian women artisans > Canada > Exhibitions.

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Summary:	Women have long been the creative force behind Native American art, yet their individual contributions have been largely unrecognized, instead treated as anonymous representations of entire cultures. 'Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists' explores the artistic achievements of Native women and establishes their rightful place in the art world. This lavishly illustrated book, a companion to the landmark exhibition, includes works of art from antiquity to the present, made in a variety of media from textiles and beadwork to video and digital arts. It showcases more than 115 artists from the United States and Canada, spanning over one thousand years, to reveal the ingenuity and innovation fthat have always been foundational to the art of Native women.
Item Description:	"Presented by Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community"--Title page verso. Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Minneapolis Institute of Art and held at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 2-August 18, 2019, Frist Art Museum, Nashville, Tennessee, September 27, 2019-January 12, 2020, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., February 21-May 17, 2020 and Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 27-September 13, 2020.
Physical Description:	343 pages : chiefly color illustrations, maps ; 31 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780295745794 0295745797
Place of Publication:	United States -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.