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The art of public structure is nearly as old as society itself, and its figurative representations (and gaps) represent deep wells of insight into culture. This book examines sculptors both old and new, and how the work of each one has presented Native Americans and First Nations peoples as figurative subjects found throughout the public sculpture of North America over the past 200 years.
Offering thorough examination of artworks by 50 different sculptors throughout the United States and Canada, this book profiles how artists have incorporated either traditional native styles and techniques or European artistic styles and training to create these figurative subjects in wood, stone, marble, bronze, and other materials; to what degree (or not) they utilized indigenous models or figures, photographs of individuals, or other primary sources to create their sculptures; how each sculpture relates to its landscape and display location; and, how each sculptor's own life relates to the works they have created for public viewing.
Both "historical" statuary and public sculpture that has distinctive artistic representation or styles are examined. Also included are oral history interviews, photographs, and first-hand accounts to help better understand all of these artworks. Each of the sculptors profiled here reflects a mixture of gender, ethnicity, and nationality in their identity and backgrounds, as diverse and varied a group as the subjects of their public sculpture.
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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Foreword by P¿¿ELWE¿TEN Charles W. Bloomfield
Introduction
Guy J. Bellaver (b. 1944)
Blackbear Bosin (1921-1980)
J. Shirley Bothum (1937-2003)
John J. Boyle (1851-1917)
Georgia L. Bunn (b. 1957)
Dennis Burt (b. 1952)
Alice Cooper (1875-1937)
Léonard Crunelle (1872-1944)
Gareth Curtiss (b. 1959)
Cyrus Edwin Dallin (1861-1944)
Jo Davidson (1883-1952)
Cliff Fragua (b. 1955)
James Earle Fraser (1876-1953)
Heinz Gaugel (1927-2000)
Jérémie Giles (Henry Jeremiah Giles, 1927-2024)
Marlene Hilton Moore (b. 1944)
Glenn M. Hines (b. 1950) and Diane T. Hines (b. 1951)
Edward E. Hlavka (b. 1964)
Between pages 82 and 83 are 12 color plates
containing 14 photographs
Johannes (Hans) Holtkamp (1947-2021)
Allan Houser (Allan Capron Haozous, 1914-1994)
Doug Hyde (b. 1946)
Lyle E. Johnson (1954-2022)
Dale Claude Lamphere (b. 1947)
Alonzo Victor Lewis (1886-1946)
William B. Luke (1771-1829)
Hamilton MacCarthy (1846-1939)
Hermon Atkins MacNeil (1866-1947)
David G. Manuel (b. 1939)
Dave McGary (1958-2013)
Ivan Meštrovi¿ (1883-1962)
Vala Ola (b. 1962)
Qwalsius Shaun Peterson (b. 1975)
Between pages 166 and 167 are 12 color plates
containing 15 photographs
Jerry L. Prior (b. 1935)
Alexander Phimister Proctor (1860-1950)
Lavina Ellen ("Vinnie") Ream (1847-1914)
and George Julian Zolnay (1863-1949)
Frederic S. Remington (1861-1909)
Andrew ("Andy") R. Schumann (b. 1960)
Suzanne Silvercruys (1898-1973)
Harry E. Stinson (1898-1975)
Lorado Taft (1860-1936) and John G. Prasuhn (1877-1947)
Peter Wolf Toth (b. 1947)
Benjamin Victor (b. 1979)
Toma Villa (b. 1978)
James A. Wehn (1882-1973)
James A. West (b. 1955)
Fritz White (1930-2010)
Percy Guy Wood (1860-1904)
Bibliography
Index
A propos de l'auteur
Fred F. Poyner IV is an independent historian and author with over 30 years of experience in researching and writing about history and art of the Pacific Northwest. He is currently a grant writer for the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe in Washington state, and a regular contributor to The Filson Journal.
