Native Moderns: American Indian Painting, 1940-1960

by Bill Anthes

Between 1940 and 1960, many Native American artists made bold departures from what was considered the traditional style of Indian painting. They drew on European and other non-Native American aesthetic innovations to create hybrid works that complicated notions of identity, authenticity, and tradition. This richly illustrated volume focuses on the work of these pioneering Native artists, including Pueblo painters José Lente and Jimmy Byrnes, Ojibwe...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822338661
• ISBN13: 9780822338666
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.1" x 9.9"