Feb 21, 2020 | Blog, Contemporary, Events, Exhibitions, Fellowship Artists, Latino and Hispanic cultures, Native American, Western Collection
By Elisa Phelps, Eiteljorg vice president and chief curatorial officer Marie K. Watt (Seneca, born 1967) Braid, 2005, reclaimed wool blankets, satin binding Museum purchase from the Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship As our nation celebrates the 100th...
Nov 11, 2019 | Blog, Exhibitions, Fellowship, Fellowship Artists, Great Lakes, Native American, Pohrt Collection
The December/January issue of Native American Art magazine included two articles about the Eiteljorg Museum. One article focuses on the exhibition Blurring the Line: The Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship 2019. The other notes the museum’s recent acquisition...
Oct 7, 2019 | Blog, Contemporary, Events, Exhibitions, Fellowship, Fellowship Artists, Native American
Rita Letendre (Abenaki) Sunburst, 1971 Oil on canvas 31 x 40 inches Museum Purchase: Eiteljorg Fellowship As part of the Eiteljorg Museum’s ongoing commitment to contemporary Native American art, five artists who are this year’s Eiteljorg Fellows will be celebrated...
Aug 26, 2019 | Collections, Contemporary, Exhibitions, Fellowship, Fellowship Artists, Native American, Press Releases
New exhibition “Blurring the Line” featuring five Native artists is open Nov. 16-Feb. 2 at Eiteljorg Museum Rita Letendre (Abenaki) Sunburst, 1971 Oil on canvas 31 x 40 inches Museum Purchase: Eiteljorg Fellowship INDIANAPOLIS – As part of the Eiteljorg Museum’s...
Apr 11, 2019 | Blog, Contemporary, Eiteljorg Insider, Fellowship, Fellowship Artists, Native American, Outdoor, Uncategorized
Renowned contemporary Native artist Truman Lowe (Ho-Chunk) died March 30. A sculpture artist and art professor at the University of Wisconsin, he was an Eiteljorg Fellow in 1999. By Jennifer Complo McNutt, curator of contemporary art I will miss my friend...