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Here, Now

Indigenous Arts of North America at the Denver Art Museum

Two hundred masterpieces of Indigenous art from North America, accompanied by essays on the collection and the current issues affecting Indigenous communities.
 
Here, Now: Indigenous Arts of North America at the Denver Art Museum features two hundred of the Denver Art Museum’s most notable Indigenous artworks. Aimed at both longtime fans of Indigenous arts and those coming to them for the first time, this expansive book reinterprets the collection and offers new insights into the historic and contemporary work of Indigenous artists. The artworks—covering a range of media, artistic traditions, and time periods—are organized geographically and invite readers to make connections between the artworks and the places they were produced. The book also includes contributions by Indigenous authors reflecting on the collection and the current issues that affect contemporary Indigenous communities.

Contributors include John P. Lukavic, Dakota Hoska (Oglála Lakȟóta), and Christopher Patrello; with Kathleen Ash-Milby (Navajo), Susan Billy (Hopland Band of Pomo Indians), Jeffrey Chapman (White Earth Ojibwe), Jordan Poorman Cocker (Kiowa/Tongan), Jasha Lyons Echo-Hawk (Seminole/Pawnee), Nicholas Galanin (Tlingit/ Unangax̂), Joe Horse Capture (A’aniiih), Terrance Jade (Oglála Lakȟóta), Zachary R. Jones, Sascha Scott, Rose Simpson (Santa Clara), Daniel C. Swan, and Norman Vorano. The book opens with a contribution from United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo.

312 pages | 268 color plates | 9 x 11 | © 2022

Art: American Art, Art--General Studies


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Here, Now offers a vibrant, culturally rooted glimpse into the continuity and innovation of Native American art. . . . Highly recommended.” 

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Table of Contents

10
BECOMING NATIVE ARTISTS Joy Harjo

16
DIRECTOR’S FOREWORD Christoph Heinrich

20
INTRODUCTION
John P. Lukavic, Dakota Hoska, Christopher Patrello

36
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
John P. Lukavic, Dakota Hoska, Christopher Patrello

42
PLAINS

64
SOUTHWEST

94
CALIFORNIA

128
PLATEAU AND GREAT BASIN

156
NORTHWEST COAST

1 78
ALASKA

196
GREAT LAKES, NORTHEAST, AND WOODLANDS

216
SOUTHEAST

NOTES 232
INDEX 236
CONTRIBUTORS 238 
IMAGE CREDITS 239

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