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“Native Studio Art charts the rise of Indigenous Modernism”
Native Studio Art Since the 1920s The Healey Collection Edited by Alexander Brier Marr
Publisher Description: This catalog charts the rise of Native American studio art in the twentieth century. Native modern studio art represents a critical yet often overlooked history. The publication sheds light on the remarkable, intergenerational story of modern Indigenous painters and sculptors who first developed then revolutionized the movement for Native American fine art. Native Studio Art Since the 1920s reproduces an outstanding group of works from the William P. Healey Collection at the Saint Louis Art Museum. Across a range of media, the selection includes sixty-three Indigenous artists with a focus on the Western United States.
How to present this to library customers: This catalog of Native Studio Art offers a stunning look at the revolutionary history of modern Indigenous painters and sculptors. For Native American Heritage Month, create a display that pairs this book with other titles from your collection, showcasing the rich and diverse artistic traditions of Native American cultures.
Audience Key:
NOVICE:
A patron who does not know about the arts but is looking for new interests. These items are for public collections that call for you to introduce the arts to patrons and ignite their interests. They often know much more about popular culture than what’s happening in the arts.
EXPLORER:
These items are for customers who have some knowledge of the arts and want to learn more. Oftentimes these patrons stream music from your music streaming service, take out music and art biographies and they may attend music and art programming at your library.
AFICIONADO:
Ordering for aficionados requires knowledge about their habits when consuming the arts. These patrons are aware of the arts through museums, classical music, jazz and more. Oftentimes, these patrons attend music and art programming at your library, are professionals in the arts world with thorough knowledge of visual and/or performing arts.