This book presents brief biographical profiles of
American Indian textile artists. They are organized in to three groups:
"Navajo Weavers," "Pueblo Textile Artists," and "Other Native American
Textile Artists."
The
purpose of the series is to introduce people to American Indian artists
and their fine arts. This volume profiles over 2,000 artists from the
past two centuries, featuring over 600 artist portraits and more than
1,000 textiles.
This book
was created with the cooperation of American Indian artists and their
friends. Through artist surveys, archival research and personal
interviews, information was collected in 25 categories: including the
artist's pueblo, moiety (social group), clan (group of extended
families), active years, lifespan, family relationships, education,
teachers, students, awards, demonstrations, exhibitions, collections,
favorite designs, publications, and twenty years of auction records.
Many completed a personal statement, "I enjoy creating artwork,
because..." Some wrote or narrated autobiographical statements.
Following
the biographies are family tree charts which illustrate how artistic
traditions are passed down from one generation to the next.
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