slightly abstracted image of seated Native American man holding on his lap a black and tan stripe white pipe with a bag with tan and black geometric designs; man wears a long-sleeved shirt with pointed front hem, blue pants and striped moccasins; blue background

%C2%A9 Fritz Scholder

Another Deco Indian, 20th century

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Fritz Scholder was initially reluctant to portray the Native American experience in the United States, but wound up revolutionizing the possibilities available to Native artists. He instilled a sense of ownership for the way Native Americans would and could be depicted, challenging romanticized notions of their lives and histories. He made them “real” in a world where they were stereotyped and relegated to documentary confines. Is the Native man portrayed here existing because of stereotypes or in spite of them' This is the evocative question Scholder asks us to consider.

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Title
Another Deco Indian
Artist Life
American (Luiseño), 1937 - 2005
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2014.149.53
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slightly abstracted image of seated Native American man holding on his lap a black and tan stripe white pipe with a bag with tan and black geometric designs; man wears a long-sleeved shirt with pointed front hem, blue pants and striped moccasins; blue background

© Fritz Scholder

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