In the 1960s and '70s, the notion of American Indian art was turned on its head by artists who fought against prejudice and popular cliches. At the forefront of this revolution was Scholder (1937-2005), whose portrayals of Native American life combined realism, tragedy, and spirituality with the genres of abstract expressionism and pop art. Published to coincide with an exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in New York City and Washington, D.C., this retrospective features hundreds of works from Scholder's career as a painter, printmaker and sculptor.In this work, essays explore Scholder's major themes - humanity's place in the natural world, ancient mythical beings, women, Christian iconography, the millennium, and the afterlife, as well as Scholder's role in the Native American community, the art world and his myth-shattering depictions of the realities of Native American life. A fascinating figure who fearlessly took on his own contradictions and those of his times, Scholder continues to generate passionate discussion today. "Fritz Scholder: Indian/Not Indian" offers a lively, insightful exploration of his place in twentieth-century American art history as a colorist, expressionist and figurative painter.
- ISBN10 3791361589
- ISBN13 9783791361581
- Publish Date 1 October 2008
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint National Museum of American Indian
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 192
- Language English