Additions to the Collection
Fall 2006
Painting, Pot Hunters #2, Mateo Romero; oil, collage, and photo transfer on panel. Gift of Ronald and Susan Dubin. This 48” x 58” painting depicts the artist and his brother, Diego Romero, dressed as early twentieth-century archeologists. It is a partially abstracted commentary on the lure of Native American artifacts for collectors, and on the racism inherent in a world view that once condoned the pillage and removal of certain cultures' material heritage for enjoyment by elites of other cultures.
Summer 2006
Archival materials, gift of Sallie Wagner. This material consists of correspondence, anecdotes, and one line drawing of a girl on a horse. Ms. Wagner, who with her husband ran the Wide Ruins Trading Post during the 1930s and 1940s, has provided the School for Advanced Research with a remarkable trove of information with this and many other donations in recent years. We note with sadness her recent death.
Digital photographs of collaborative glass blowing project, gift of the photographer Virginia Lee Lierz, Santa Fe. On the evening of November 30, 2005, the Indian Arts Research Center's Native Arts Forum sponsored a panel discussion titled “Cultural Aspects of Glass Blowing,” featuring Elodie Holmes, Ramson Lomatewama (Hopi, 2005 Rollin and Mary Ella King Native Artist Fellow), Ed Archie Noisecat (Canim Lake Band of Shuswap Indians/Stlitlmx), Patrick Morrissey, and Tony Jojola (Isleta Pueblo). Earlier that same day, four of the panel participants worked on a collaborative glass blowing project to create two salmon sculptures. Ms. Lierz documented the collaboration and donated two CDs of her photographs.
Black micaceous jar, Christine McHorse (Navajo), 2006 Eric and Barbara Dobkin Native American Artist Fellow. Gift of the artist. This jar was created by Ms. McHorse as a result of her fellowship. It is an inter-generational piece because her grandchildren participated in decorating it.
Ceramic sculpture, Carlos Chaclán (Quiché Maya), 2005-2006 Sallie R. Wagner Indigenous American Artist Fellow. Gift of the artist. This piece, created during Mr. Chaclán's fellowship, is titled Brote (Sprout). Mr. Chaclán has likened it to the seeds of knowledge that were planted in his mind during his fellowship and which he hopes will grow to artistic fruition.
Ceramic jar, Samuel Manymules (Navajo). The 2006 Native Arts Forum purchase. Members of the Forum chose this artist and this pot for its esthetic beauty and to expand the representation of contemporary Navajo pottery in the Collection.
Micaceous ceramic rain god, Wesley Vigil (Tesuque).
Winter 2006
Framed color photo of floral beaded vest; vest made by Marcus Amerman (Choctaw), 2004 Ronald N. and Susan Dubin Native American Artist Fellow. This brightly colored man's vest was made by Mr. Amerman during his fellowship.
Three glass jars; Ramson Lomatewama, Hopi, 2005 Rollin and Mary Ella King Native American Artist Fellow. Gifts of the artist. During his fellowship, Mr. Lomatewama experimented with and developed techniques for blowing glass jars to resemble Native American pottery.
Archival material regarding Ms. Sallie Wagner: correspondence, anecdotes, drafts of articles, and accounts of travel; gift of Ms. Wagner, who with her husband ran the Wide Ruins Trading Post in the 1930s and 1940s.
