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“Western Art Collector” magazine features interview with Eiteljorg curator Johanna M. Blume
Johanna M. Blume, curator of Western art, history and culture The April 2021 issue of Western Art Collector magazine features an interesting interview with Johanna M. Blume, the Eiteljorg Museum's curator of Western art, history and culture, providing a look behind...
News Release: Eiteljorg Museum announces Sue Springirth hired as new VP of Administration and CFO
Financial leader has extensive nonprofit management experience Photograph of Sue Springirth Image courtesy of the Eiteljorg Museum INDIANAPOLIS –The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art recently hired as its new vice president of administration and...
Laughter and Resilience: Humor in Native American Art
By Dorene Red Cloud (Oglala Lakota), assistant curator of Native American art Heidi Brandow, b.1981 (Diné/Kanaka Maoli), Cute Monster Series, 2015, mixed media, 10.25 inches x 24” inches Image by Addison Doty, courtesy of the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian...
Eiteljorg’s Year of Honoring Women Continues
By Elisa Phelps, Eiteljorg vice president and chief curatorial officer Fern Sawyer, Richuela Ranch, NM - Heading a Calf at her Spring Branding, 13” x 19.25” ©1988 Barbara Van Cleve The term “hard twist” is used in association with yarn and thread. A hard twist yarn is...
News Release: New painting “For Freedom” a highlight of Black History Month at Eiteljorg
Museum acquired important work by Dean Mitchell, African American artist Dean Mitchell For Freedom, 2020 Watercolor 30 x 22 inches Gift of Catherine Turner, 2020.6.1 INDIANAPOLIS – As the nation observes Black History Month, the Eiteljorg Museum of American...
New Acquisition Spotlight: “For Freedom” by Dean Mitchell
By Johanna M. Blume, curator of Western art, history and culture Dean Mitchell For Freedom, 2020 Watercolor 30 x 22 inches Gift of Catherine Turner , 2020.6.1 The Eiteljorg Museum is committed to sharing the stories of the many diverse communities who are part of the...
News Release: Artists chosen for Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship
Five Native American/First Nations artists chosen for Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship Fascinating exhibit of contemporary Native art, "Shifting Boundaries" opens Nov. 13, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS – Five Native American and First Nations artists have been selected for...
News Release: Hard Twist: Western Ranch Women photography exhibition now open at Eiteljorg
Renowned photographer Barbara Van Cleve depicts resilience of women ranchers Melody Harding, Bar Cross Ranch, WY, 37” x 27” © 1995 Barbara Van Cleve INDIANAPOLIS – An exhibition of fascinating photographs showing the strength and resilience of ranch women working in...
A continuing museum theme of Honoring Women across generations and backgrounds
By Elisa Phelps, Eiteljorg vice president and chief curatorial officer Barbara Van Cleve (American, born 1935) Melody Harding, Bar Cross Ranch, WY, 1995 Photograph, 51.5 x 41.5 inches Image courtesy of Hard Twist: Western Ranch Women – Photographs by Barbara Van Cleve...
Internship prioritized valuable workplace experience at museum
By Caroline States, Eiteljorg marketing and communications intern Caroline States Once the effects of the global pandemic reached Indiana in March, I became concerned -- as a student in my junior year of college -- about the quality of my education going forward....
News Release: Religion focus of new Eiteljorg initiative funded by $2.5M Lilly Endowment grant
Spirituality and religion in Native cultures and the West explored through exhibitions, programs José Rafael Aragón (Colonial Spanish American santero, ca. 1796–1862) San Jose Retablo, ca. 1830-1840 Ponderosa pine board, water-based paints, hide Museum purchase with...
November 2020 Media Coverage
Bonnie Devine (Ojibwa, born 1952) Canoe, 2003 Graphite on paper, thread, twine, beads Museum purchase from the Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship In November 2020, there was excellent media coverage published and broadcast about the Eiteljorg Museum and its...
