Sep 27, 2022 | Basketry, Blog, Collections, Contemporary, Native American
By Elisa Phelps, Eiteljorg vice president and chief curatorial officer Dr. Raymond J. DeMallie Image courtesy of Indiana University Works by Native artists enter the Eiteljorg collection in a variety of ways. Occasionally, they come as a surprise. The Eiteljorg Museum...
Aug 1, 2022 | Blog, Collections, Contemporary, Exhibitions, Fellowship Artists, Native American
By Elias Garza Garcia, curatorial assistant The traveling exhibition Warhol’s West, continuing through Aug. 7, features Andy Warhol’s mid-1980s screenprints of famous historical figures associated with the American West, including Annie Oakley, actor John Wayne and...
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...
