Mar 29, 2022 | Blog, Contemporary, Exhibitions, Native American
By Dorene Red Cloud (Oglala Lakota), associate curator of Native American art Acee Blue Eagle (Creek / Pawnee, 1907-1959) Untitled, 1935-1955 Tempera and pencil on paper Bequest of Raymond Lee, Jr. 1999.14.3 The Native art represented in the Eiteljorg Museum’s...
Oct 21, 2021 | Contemporary, Events, Exhibitions, Fellowship, Fellowship Artists, Festivals & Events, IUPUI Museum Studies, Native American, Press Releases
Riveting works on view by five Native artists selected for prestigious Fellowship Anita Fields (Osage / Muscogee) Starr Man, 2015 Clay, slip, gold luster glaze. Collection of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, The University of Oklahoma, Norman; The James T....
Oct 13, 2021 | Announcements, Blog, Contemporary, Eiteljorg Insider, Fellowship, Fellowship Artists
By Elisa G. Phelps, vice president and chief curatorial officer Jennifer Complo McNutt, 1957-2021 As we mourn the passing of Jennifer Complo McNutt, curator of contemporary art, we also celebrate her many accomplishments during an incredible 30-year tenure at the...
Oct 12, 2021 | Announcements, Blog, Contemporary, Exhibitions, Great Lakes, Native American, Pohrt Collection, Press Releases, Project 2021 News, Project 2021 Press Release, Public Programs, Western Collection
Public’s support sought to fund remaining amount to bring museum’s vision to reality Project rendering of the new Native American Galleries at the Eiteljorg Museum Images courtesy of Origin Studios INDIANAPOLIS – The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western...
Jul 31, 2021 | Contemporary, Exhibitions, Native American, Press Releases
Diverse group of visionary artists highlighted in second rotation of exhibition Anita Rodriguez (American, born 1941) Boda Bacalar, 1997 Acrylic on wood Gift and Gerald and Dorit Paul 2018.16.1 INDIANAPOLIS – An ongoing exhibition at the Eiteljorg Museum of American...
Jul 5, 2021 | Basketry, Blog, Contemporary, Exhibitions, Great Lakes, Native American, Pohrt Collection
By Elisa G. Phelps, vice president and chief curatorial officer Powerful Women II: Contemporary Art from the Eiteljorg Collection Image by Christa Barleben If you have the opportunity to visit the museum in person this summer, you’ll notice a big change. Portions of...
