American Indian Art Magazine

Issued in connection with an exhibition held March 15, 2014-April 26, 2015, the Autry National Center of the American West in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California.

This latest volume brings the project up to date, with entries on almost 500 women whose death dates fall between 1976 and 1999. You will find here stars of the golden ages of radio, film, dance, and television; scientists and scholars; civil rights activists and religious leaders; Native American craftspeople and world-renowned artists. For each subject, the volume offers a biographical essay by a distinguished authority that integrates the woman's personal life with her professional achievements set in the context of larger historical developments.

This catalogue includes 139 Native North American works of art that represent many peoples and a variety of materials and functions, presented here for their aesthetic value.-- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.

Feder (1930-95) was a hobbyist artisan, author, curator, and editor who contributed significantly to the theoretical and methodological foundation of American Indian art as it emerged from the dusky corridors of museum anthropology to public prominence and the upscale art market. American, Canadian, and European anthropologists explore topics relating to his interests. Most of the illustrations are in color. Distributed in the US by University of Washington Press. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

This catalogue includes 139 Native North American works of art that represent many peoples and a variety of materials and functions, presented here for their aesthetic value.-- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.