Ernest L. Blumenschein's strange mixture -- Marsden Hartley's "Red Man" and Red Land -- Unwrapping Ernest L. Blumenschein's The Gift -- John Sloan's Dance at Cochiti Pueblo -- Awa Tsireh and the art of resistance -- Epilogue: circling around Georgia O'Keefe
Summary:
Attracted to the rich ceremonial life and unique architecture of the New Mexico pueblos, many early-twentieth-century artists depicted Pueblo peoples, places, and culture in paintings. These artists' encounters with Pueblo Indians fostered their awareness of Native political struggles and led them to join with Pueblo communities to champion Indian rights. In this book, art historian Sascha T. Scott examines the ways in which non-Pueblo and Pueblo artists advocated for American Indian cultures by confronting some of the cultural, legal, and political issues of the day. --Provided by publisher
