In Pueblo Indian Painting, renowned art historian J. J. Brody presents the first complete history of this vibrant art. Based on the extensive Pueblo painting collections of the School of American Research in Santa Fe and richly illustrated in color and black and white, the book traces the lives and examines the achievements of seven artists who were key to the evolution of Pueblo painting: Fred Kabotie and Otis Polelonema of Hopi, Velino Shije Herrera of Zia, and Crescencio Martinez (Ta'E), Tonita Pena (Quah Ah), Alfonso Roybal (Awa Tsireh), and Abel Sanchez (Oqwa Pi) of San Ildefonso. Brody also explores the role played by the patrons who supported and promoted the Pueblo artists' work, individuals such as Mary Austin, Alice Corbin Henderson, Edgar Lee Hewett, Oliver. La Farge, Mabel Dodge Luhan, John Sloan, and Amelia Elizabeth White. Pueblo Indian Paintings places this important but under-appreciated fine art traditionsquarely within the contexts of Pueblo culture and Euro-American modernism, bringing long-overdue recognition to the tradition and its preeminent practitioners as a vital part of American art history.
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In Pueblo Indian Painting, renowned art historian J. J. Brody presents the first complete history of this vibrant art. Based on the extensive Pueblo painting collections of the School of American Research in Santa Fe and richly illustrated in color and black and white, the book traces the lives and examines the achievements of seven artists who were key to the evolution of Pueblo painting: Fred Kabotie and Otis Polelonema of Hopi, Velino Shije Herrera of Zia, and Crescencio Martinez (Ta'E), Tonita Pena (Quah Ah), Alfonso Roybal (Awa Tsireh), and Abel Sanchez (Oqwa Pi) of San Ildefonso. Brody also explores the role played by the patrons who supported and promoted the Pueblo artists' work, individuals such as Mary Austin, Alice Corbin Henderson, Edgar Lee Hewett, Oliver. La Farge, Mabel Dodge Luhan, John Sloan, and Amelia Elizabeth White. Pueblo Indian Paintings places this important but under-appreciated fine art traditionsquarely within the contexts of Pueblo culture and Euro-American modernism, bringing long-overdue recognition to the tradition and its preeminent practitioners as a vital part of American art history.
Imprint | School of American Research Press,U.S. |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | May 1997 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
Authors | J.J. Brody |
Dimensions | 290 x 259 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 238 |
Edition | 1st ed |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-933452-45-9 |
Barcode | 9780933452459 |
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LSN | 0-933452-45-4 |