Native Genius: The Perils of Being an American Indian Artist

by Richard Polsky

This book explores the world of contemporary American Indian Art in the Southwest, a subject that has long been overlooked-until now. At the heart of the book is how these artists are trapped in a world over which they have little control. If they paint what the tourists expect them to paint, such as Indians on horseback hunting buffalo, then they're going to find gallery representation and sell work. Conversely, if they paint the subject of their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1632936887
• ISBN13: 9781632936882
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Sunstone Press
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"