Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Encyclopedia of Native American artists Encyclopedia of Native American artists Elayne Zorn,Deborah Everett,Deborah Everett Contains alphabetically arranged entries that examine the lives and work of seventy twentieth- and twenty-first-century Native American artists, each with a list of places to view the artist's work, … OL11897054W
Native American art Native American art Hans-Ulrich Sanner,Ethnologisches Museum Berlin.,Peter Bolz "Catalog and exhibition both begin with a prologue that looks critically at the cliche images that still influence the public conception of North American Indians. The less-well-known German contribu… OL12863545W
After the storm After the storm W. Jackson Rushing "This volume celebrates the work of distinguished senior artist Allan Houser and five contemporary Native American artists awarded the second biennial Eiteljorg Fellowship for Native American Fine Ar… OL17992734W
The Arts of the North American Indian The Arts of the North American Indian Wade, Edwin L.,Carol Haralson Fourteen authorities explore sociology, anthropology, art history of Native American creativity. OL18248207W
The Native American look book The Native American look book Missy Sullivan Introduces Native American art and culture by examining a Kwakiutl whale mask, a Zuni water jar, and a Pomo basket at the Brooklyn Museum. OL2955205W
Navajo & Tibetan sacred wisdom Navajo & Tibetan sacred wisdom Gold, Peter The similarity between the Navajo and Tibetan spiritual traditions has often been remarked upon by scholars chiefly because of the mandala sand paintings common to both cultures, their ideas about ma… OL3951627W
Canyon de Chelly Canyon de Chelly Campbell Grant Considered by many to be even more magnificent than the Grand Canyon, this national monument in the heart of Navajo country was inhabited by the Anasazi for centuries. The rock art they left behind i… OL4284035W
Silver Horn Silver Horn Candace S. Greene "Plains Indians were artists as well as warriors, and Silver Horn (1860-1940), a Kiowa artist from the early reservation period, may well have been the most prolific Plains Indian artist of all time.… OL8448571W