Collections | National Museum of the American Indian
The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) has one of the most extensive collections of Native American arts and artifacts in the world—approximately 266,000 catalog records (825,000 items) representing over 12,000 years of history and more than 1,200 indigenous cultures throughout the Americas. Ranging from ancient Paleo-Indian points ...
Indigenous Arts of North America | Denver Art Museum
The Denver Art Museum’s extensive research library consists of 20,000+ books and periodicals related to American Indian, First Nations, and Alaska Native arts and cultures. Additionally, the Native Arts department files include archival field notes and records from its nearly 100 year history. Biannual Symposium on American Indian Art
Native American art | History, Styles, & Facts | Britannica
Nov 7, 2024 · Native American art, the visual art of the aboriginal inhabitants of the Americas, often called American Indians. Though there are a great variety of forms and designs in American Indian art, many art objects are often intended to perform a service—for example, to act as a container or to provide a means of worship.
Native and Indigenous Art - Smithsonian American Art Museum
May 26, 2023 · Native and Indigenous Art. Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, State Names, 2000, oil, collage and mixed media on canvas, 48 x 72 in. (121.9 x 182.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Elizabeth Ann Dugan and museum purchase, 2004.28. SAAM’s collection includes many remarkable artworks that reflect the profound and longstanding contributions ...
11 Influential Native American Artists | Artsy
Nov 9, 2021 · The same is true within the art world. With major museum exhibitions, gallery shows, institutional leadership, sold-out art fair booths, and new Native-led arts initiatives like Forge Project and Ma’s House, we are currently seeing a wave of recognition for contemporary Native American artists.
Native American Artists - National Gallery of Art
Highlights from Our Collection. Emmi Whitehorse, , 2020, mixed media on paper on canvas, William A. Clark Fund, 2022.41.1. Richard Ray Whitman, Robert Franklin, Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Do Indian Artists Go to Santa Fe When They Die?, 1988, color offset lithograph on wove Arches paper, Gift of Funds from the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation ...