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Indigenous Arts of North America at the Denver Art Museum

By John P. Lukavic and Dakota Hoska and Andrew W. Mellon

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Here Now: Indigenous Arts of North America at the Denver Art Museum presents 200 significant Indigenous artworks from the museum's collection. Spanning ancient and contemporary pieces — including Puebloan ceramics, beaded garments, carved masks, and modern paintings and sculpture — the book is organised geographically to highlight connections to the peoples and places of origin. Indigenous authors contribute reflections on the collection and current cultural issues, revealing a rich, ongoing narrative of Native North American art.
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Ideal for readers interested in Indigenous arts, cultural history, and museum collections, as well as art enthusiasts wishing to deepen their understanding of Native American creative expression.

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Here Now: Indigenous Arts of North America at the Denver Art Museum features 200 of the museum's most notable Indigenous artworks. It reinterprets the collection and reveals new insights into the historic and contemporary work of Indigenous artists. Contributions by Indigenous authors reflect on the collection and current issues.

The expansive volume is for both new and established audiences. The artworks—from ancient Puebloan and Mississippian ceramics to nineteenth-century beaded garments and carved masks to cutting-edge contemporary paintings, sculpture, photography, and variable media art—are organised geographically, inviting readers to make connections to the peoples who historically inhabited a place. The collection illustrates the multi-faceted nature of Native experiences and represents the Indigenous arts of North America as a vibrant continuum.

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Here Now is praised for offering a vibrant, culturally rooted perspective on Native American art, celebrating both tradition and innovation. Highly recommended by Choice.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783777438429

Publisher: Hirmer Verlag

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 April 2022

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hirmer Verlag

Illustration: 200 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

Contributions by J. Chapman
Contributions by D. Hoska
Contributions by J. Crocker
Contributions by J. Lyons Echo-Hawk
Contributions by J. Horse Capture
Contributions by T. Jade

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 229.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 1800g

Pages: 240

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Andrew W. Mellon Arts & Culture Dakota Hoska Education & Reference John P. Lukavic Non-Fiction

About the Author

At the Denver Art Museum, John P. Lukavic is Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Native Arts.

Dakota Hoska is Assistant Curator of Native Arts.

Christopher Patrello is Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Indigenous Arts of North America.