Fritz Scholder Indian/Not Indian Author:Lowery Stokes Sims, Truman Lowe, Paul Chaat Smith In the 1960s and 70s, the notion of American Indian art was — turned on its head by artists who fought against prejudice and — popular clichés. At the forefront of this revolution was Scholder — (1937 2005), whose portrayals of Native American life — combined realism, tragedy, and spirituality with the genres of — abstract expressionism and pop art.... more » Published to coincide with
an exhibit at the Smithsonian s National Museum of the
American Indian in New York City and Washington, D.C., this
retrospective features hundreds of works from Scholder s
career as a painter, printmaker, and sculptor. Essays explore
Scholder s major themes humanity s place in the natural
world, ancient mythical beings, women, Christian iconography,
the millennium, and the afterlife as well as Scholder s decades
of prominence in the art world, his role in the Native American
community, and his myth-shattering depictions of the realities
of Native American life. A fascinating figure who fearlessly
took on his own contradictions and those of his times,
Scholder continues to generate passionate discussion today.
Fritz Scholder: Indian/Not Indian offers a lively, insightful
exploration of his place in twentieth-century American art
history as a colorist, expressionist, and figurative painter.« less