Contemporary Native American Art:
REFLECTIONS AFTER LEWIS AND CLARK
The Montana Museum of Art & Culture is pleased to announce Contemporary Native American Art - Reflections after Lewis and Clark, a national traveling exhibit presenting viewpoints of Native American artists on the Corps of Discovery Expedition and the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial.
No interpretation or presentation of the Lewis & Clark subject can be complete without acknowledging the enormous contributions made by Native Americans toward the success of the expedition. Contemporary Native American Artists - Reflections after Lewis and Clark is designed as an opportunity for Native American artists to present the history of the Lewis & Clark expedition from a Native American viewpoint and to express their views on the bicentennial.Artworks by nationally and internationally recognized artists including Jane Ash Poitras (Collections: Brooklyn Museum, NY, National Gallery Ottawa), Joane Cardinal-Schubert (Canadian Museum of Civilization, National Gallery of Canada), Corwin Clairmont (Collections: Montana Museum of Art & Culture, Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, IN), Lillian Pitt (Collection: Portland Convention Center, Oregon), Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Collections: Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; Museum of Mankind, Vienna, Austria), and Duane Slick (Collection: Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, Kansas) among others will be featured.
The exhibit is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Montana Committee for the Humanities.
