Collections | National Museum of the American Indian
WEBThe National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) has one of the most extensive collections of Native American arts and artifacts in the world—approximately 266,000 catalog records (825,000 items) representing over 12,000 years of history and more than 1,200 indigenous cultures throughout the Americas. Ranging from …
11 Influential Native American Artists | Artsy
WEBNov 9, 2021 · From art world veterans who have been using their work to advocate for Native rights for decades to a younger generation of artists who are using traditional techniques to address contemporary issues, here is a list of some of the most influential Native American artists living and working today.
Indigenous Arts of North America - Denver Art Museum
WEBFeatures over 18,000 objects by artists from over 250 Indigenous nations, encapsulating multiple artistic traditions from ancient times to the present. Collectively, these artworks comprise one of the strongest and most comprehensive collections of Indigenous art in …
Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection
WEBJul 14, 2023 · Honoring the diversity of Native life, the display reveals complex perspectives on America’s past and the deep significance of these artworks to Native and non-Native communities in the present. The work of more than fifty Indigenous groups is represented, as well as major Native American aesthetic forms: painting, drawing, sculpture ...
Native American art | History, Styles, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Native American art, the visual art of the aboriginal inhabitants of the Americas, often called American Indians. For a further discussion of the visual art of the Americas produced in the period after European contact, see Latin American art.
Six Native Artists and Their Works Receive Major Recognition
WEBNov 12, 2021 · Last week, the Smithsonian American Art Museum announced that its upcoming 10th installment of the Renwick Gallery Invitational, which opens in May 2023, will focus entirely on six indigenous...
Native and Indigenous Art - Smithsonian American Art Museum
WEBMay 26, 2023 · SAAM’s collection includes many remarkable artworks that reflect the profound and longstanding contributions of Native and Indigenous artists in the United States. SAAM is committed to collecting, contextualizing, and sharing art by Native makers as critical to American culture and identity.
George Catlin - Smithsonian American Art Museum
WEBA self-taught artist, George Catlin is best remembered for his extensive travels across the American West, recording the lives of Native Americans in a collection of images the artist called his Indian Gallery.
5 Native American Artists You Should Know - Google Arts
WEBFilm, fashion, comedy, photography: there isn’t a single creative medium that Native American culture hasn’t influenced. Here are 5 artists you should know more about. Radmilla Cody...
How Native American Artist Fritz Scholder Forever Changed the Art …
WEBDec 29, 2015 · Some of Scholder’s Indian paintings featured in the Denver exhibit capture how his love of color helped transform Native American art.