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This first biography of artist and carver Clitso Dedman presents the life and work of one of the most important but overlooked Navajo artists of his generation.
List of contents
List of IllustrationsMap: Navajo Reservation, 1934PrefaceAcknowledgments Chapter 1. Early Years in Chinle
Chapter 2. Boarding School
Chapter 3. Railroad Apprentice
Chapter 4. Trading Post Years
Chapter 5. From Wagon to Automobile
Chapter 6. An Unanticipated Career Shift
Chapter 7. Back to Chinle
Chapter 8. Woodcarver
Chapter 9. A Forgotten Artist
Epilogue. A New Navajo Art
Appendix. Inventory of Clitso Dedman CarvingsBibliographyEndnotesIndex
About the author
Rebecca M. Valette is professor emerita of Romance languages at Boston College and an internationally recognized expert in language methodology, testing, and applied linguistics. She and her husband, Jean-Paul Valette, have curated several exhibitions of Navajo textiles. They are coauthors of
Weaving the Dance: Navajo Yeibichai Textiles (1910–1950) and
Navajo Weavings with Ceremonial Themes: A Historical Overview of a Secular Art Form.
Summary
This first biography of artist and carver Clitso Dedman presents the life and work of one of the most important but overlooked Navajo artists of his generation.
