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News Release: With exhibits and events, Eiteljorg Museum celebrates 30 years of telling amazing stories
Exterior front view of the Eiteljorg Museum building Photograph courtesy of Jessica Strickland Photography, 2013 INDIANAPOLIS – The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in 2019 celebrates its 30th year as a renowned cultural institution locally and...
Bringing Friends Together: Contemporary Hopi Carvings From the Eagle, Perelman and Rader Collections
By Scott Shoemaker, Ph.D. (Miami Tribe of Oklahoma), the Thomas G. and Susan C. Hoback curator of Native American art, history and culture Dennis Tewa (Hopi, born 1945) Takursh Mana Cottonwood, paint Gift of Michael and Juanita Eagle Over the past few years, the...
News Release: Eiteljorg Museum closed Wednesday, Jan. 30, due to winter weather conditions
INDIANAPOLIS – Due to the forecast of severe winter weather, including subzero temperatures and intense wind, the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 30. The museum normally is open seven days a week, but is...
News Release: Eiteljorg Announces 2019 Contemporary Art Fellows
Five Native American/First Nations artists chosen for Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship Fascinating new exhibit of contemporary Native art by Eiteljorg Fellows opens Nov. 16 INDIANAPOLIS – Five foremost Native American/First Nations artists have been selected for...
News Release: During government shutdown, federal employees receive free admission at the Eiteljorg
INDIANAPOLIS – The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art is offering free admission to federal employees who have been affected by the federal government shutdown. Federal government employees and their immediate family members can visit the Eiteljorg...
Post, Howard
Howard Post Born 1948 in Tucson, Arizona; lives in Tucson, Arizona A THIRD-GENERATION ARIZONIAN, Howard Post grew up on a small ranch near Tucson in southern Arizona. He attended the University of Arizona where he completed his BFA and MFA degrees. In the early 1970s...
Presse, Heide
Heide Presse Born 1958 in Heidelberg, Germany; lives in Tampa, Florida COMBINING HER INTERESTS in history, art, and needlework, Heide Presse’s paintings reveal many talents. Recently, while reading the journals of overland emigrants, Heide was inspired to bring them...
Rogers, Scott
Scott Rogers Born 1961 in Mesa, Arizona; lives in Logan, Utah “ART CAN BE A VEHICLE, used to inspire mankind to see the beauty of all life,” says Scott Rogers. His sculpture is a unique voice, in the world of three-dimensional art, all the while holding to artistic...
Roldan-de-Moras, Gladys
Gladys Roldan-de-Moras Born 1963 in Monterrey, Mexico; lives in San Antonio, Texas INTERNATIONAL award-winning artist Gladys Roldan-de-Moras is known for her paintings that, in a unique style, portray vivid Spanish traditions, including courageous, gallant Mexican...
Griffing, Robert
Robert Griffing Born 1940 in Linesville, Pennsylvania; lives in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania GROWING UP IN HISTORY-RICH western Pennsylvania, Robert Griffing roamed the fields and shores of a nearby lake. Indian artifacts that he found during his wanderings led to his...
Scott, Sandy
Sandy Scott Born in 1943 in Dubuque, Iowa; lives in Lander, Wyoming SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS, lakes and streams in her Wyoming and Canadian Lake Country studios, Sandy Scott is an avid outdoors woman, licensed pilot, and lives the life she depicts. She is the daughter...
Hallmark, George
George Hallmark Born 1949 in Joshua, Texas; lives in Meridian, Texas ARTIST GEORGE HALLMARK’S creative career has spanned nearly five decades, progressing from architectural designer to commercial artist to renowned oil painter. His subject matter is primarily...
