%C2%A9 Fritz Scholder
Indians with Umbrellas, 1971
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Gift of Vanessa Laird and Timothy Raylorexpand_more 2014.149.52.1
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As a Native person brought up in non-Native circumstances, Fritz Scholder was well positioned to challenge stereotypical depictions of Native Americans by Euro-American culture. Scholder’s work reflects his own conflicted emotions regarding his Native heritage by contesting romanticized notions of “Indianism” in both the Native and non-Native communities. Here, the tight row of Native American men on horseback suggests a military encounter straight out of a cowboy Western movie. But they’ve left behind the predictable eagle staffs and warbonnets and instead carry umbrellas, mimicking the parasol etiquette of the European elite around 1900.
Details
- Title
- Indians with Umbrellas
- Artist Life
- American (Luiseño), 1937 - 2005
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2014.149.52.1
- Curator Approved
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