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List Of Native American Women Artists
Native American women in the arts include the following notable individuals. This list article is of women visual artists who are Native Americans/First Nations of the U.S and Canada. The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 defines "Native American" as those being enrolled in either federally recognized tribes or state-recognized tribes or "an individual certified as an Indian artisan by an Indian Tribe." This list does not include non-Native American women artists who use Native American themes or motifs in their work. Additions to the list need to reference a recognized, documented source and specifically name the tribal affiliation according to federal and state lists. Basketry *Primrose Adams (born 1926), noted for her spruce root basketry. * Linda Aguilar (born 1946), Chumash basket maker who incorporates non-traditional materials * Elsie Allen (22 September 1899 – 31 December 1990), Pomo basket weaver.First American Art Magazine *Annie Antone (born 1955), is a Nativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Native American Women In The Arts
Women in Native American communities have been producing art intertwined with spirituality, life, and beauty for centuries. Women have worked to produce traditional art, passing these crafts down generation by generation, as well as contemporary art in the form of photography, printmaking, and performance art.Farris, Phoebe. (2005). Contemporary Native American women artists: visual expressions of feminism, the environment, and identity. ''Feminist Studies'', 31(1), 95-109. 19th century Edmonia Lewis, an African American-Ojibwe sculptor during the mid-1800s, began her studies at Oberlin College, a college known as the first in the United States to admit African American students. It was there that Lewis changed her Ojibwe name Wildfire due to discrimination and pressure she felt from the community."Noted women sculptor: works of miss Edmonia Lewis adorn homes of British nobility." (April 17, 1909). ''Detroit Informer'' She began to study under the guidance of popular sculptor E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
