Art Doings: Exhibitions and Events Around and About the West – Cowboys and Indians

October 13, 2020 - Comment

[ad_1] With Covid accommodations, the art goes on — in person and online. Here are some options that take you into December. Throughout October Yanaguana: Virtual Indian Arts Celebration Click on the slideshow to see more images Celebrating the arts and cultures of the Indigenous West, the Briscoe Western Art Museum has taken its Yanaguana Indian Arts Market

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With Covid accommodations, the art goes on — in person and online. Here are some options that take you into December.

Throughout October

Yanaguana: Virtual Indian Arts Celebration

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Celebrating the arts and cultures of the Indigenous West, the Briscoe Western Art Museum has taken its Yanaguana Indian Arts Market online. This year’s virtual programming includes workshops, a gallery tour, storytelling, performances, and more, all furthering the museum’s mission to share the stories of the West. To participate, visit briscoemuseum.org/yanaguana

October 17, 2020 – January 17, 2021

Saddle Up, Cowboy!

Mexican Charro saddle with piteado stitching and silver ornate horn, cantle, conchos and dee riggings. Made in 1981 by Jesus Mejia Olea for Mexican President José López Portillo. Has Angora Goat hair on the hanging skirts.

Portrait of a Black Cowboy by Crowell, Reid Kendrick

The life size horse was acquired for use in the family owned Stelzig Western Stores, during the early 1900’s, where it remained on display until 2001. The Stelzig Family generously donated the horse to The Bryan Museum in 2020. Made of papier-mâché, wood, iron, and horsehair. The Black Saddle with matching bridle and breastplate were made by Stelzig’s for a Houstonian named JM English, circa 1940-1950. The silver decorations were produced by Edward Bohlin’s company in Hollywood, CA.

Black and Silver saddle. Made for R.R. Stevens 1930-1935 by Edward Bohlin. Made by the most famous of all saddle makers Edward Bohlin. He was born in Sweden in 1895 and with dreams of joining Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show at 15 years old he jumped on a boat and came to America. He opened his first shop in Cody, WY in 1915 and performed rope tricks outside the door. He was probably influenced by E.L. Gallatin and S.C. Gallup who were also in the region. He was performing at the famous Pantages Theater in Hollywood when Tom Mix saw him and convinced him to stay. He opened a shop in 1920. He was known for making the saddles, clothes and guns for the stars like Roy Rogers, Lone Ranger, Tom Mix and many more.

“729 Cowgirl” postcard. Copyright 1907 Williamson-Haffner Co.

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Most important to a cowhand was his Western saddle, more so than even his horse. Horses could be supplied by an employer but his saddle was his own property, and expensive as it was, it lasted a lifetime. This display of rarely seen saddles, paintings, and cowboy memorabilia examines the connection between the working cowboy including the Mexican vaquero and the cowboy fantasy of Hollywood that fueled the Western hero of 20th-century popular culture.

The exhibit features more than a dozen saddles varying in style and type and dating from 1850 to Jesus Meijia Olea’s 1981 saddle for Mexican President José López Portillo. Other highlights include saddles by Saddlemaker to the Stars Edward Bohlin, who outfitted stars such as the Lone Ranger, Roy Rogers, and Gene Autry. Among the other saddle makers featured is Stelzig Saddlery of Houston and Galveston, Texas. A life-size horse display used for a century in the Houston Stelzig store will showcase a Stelzig black and silver saddle and full tackle. The Bryan Museum, Galveston, Texas, 409.632.7685, thebryanmuseum.org

Through December 31

Walking Quietly: Mixed Media Works by Melanie Yazzie

Printmaker, painter, and sculptor Melanie Yazzie draws upon her rich Navajo cultural heritage to create art of beauty and harmony according to the Diné dictum to “walk in beauty.” Encouraging others to learn more about the forces shaping the lives of contemporary Native peoples, Yazzie incorporates personal experiences as well as events and symbols from Diné culture. The Amerind Museum, Dragoon, Arizona, 520.586.3666, amerind.org

October 25, 2020 – January 24, 2021

Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism From the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection

Diego on my Mind by Frida Kahlo

Calla Lilly Vendor by Diego River

The Bride who Becomes Frightened when she Sees Life Opened by Frida Kahlo

Portrait of Natasha Gelman by Diego Rivera

Self-Portrait with Monkeys by Frida Kahlo

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With more than 150 artworks by the beloved couple and other internationally celebrated artists, this exhibit looks at the role the art world played in the emergence of national identity and creative spirit after the Mexican Revolution ended in 1920, Notables include Lola Álvarez Bravo, Gunther Gerzso, María Izquierdo, Carlos Mérida, and others. Among Frida Kahlo’s 20 paintings and drawings on view are Diego on My Mind and Self-Portrait With Monkeys. Denver Art Museum, Denver, 720.865.5000, denverartmuseum.org

November 1, 2020 – February 28, 2021

Through the Kaleidoscope

My Grandmother’s People – Sauk by Tony Tiger

Changes by Kristin Gentry

In One Accord by Michael Elizondo Jr.

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Examining the integral role of First American cultural patterns and designs through paintings, this exhibit presents a new perspective of the medium through paintings influenced by ribbon work, pottery design, and more. On view will be works by Marwin Begaye (Navajo), Michael Elizondo Jr. (Southern Cheyenne), Kristin Gentry (Choctaw), Gilmore Scott (Navajo), and Tony Tiger (Sac & Fox, Muscogee Creek, Seminole). Exhibit C Native Gallery & Gifts, Oklahoma City, 405.767.8900, exhibitcgallery.com

November 13

Small Works, Great Wonders

October, San Patricio, New Mexico by Phil Starke

No Particular Hurry by Johne Richardson

Conferrence by David Mensing

Night Mover by Mark Kohler

Glory of Eight Seconds by Olga & Aleksey Ivanov

Symphony of Fire by David Griffin

Desert Cowboy (Gold) by Jon Flaming

Out of Nowhere by Mick Doellinger

Grandes Alturas (Great Heights) by Sean Michael Chavez

Trick of the Light #2 by Julie Chapman

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This unique sales exhibition offers traditional and contemporary paintings and sculptures at affordable prices. Mingle with some of the nation’s finest artists at a limited attendance opening-night reception. Unsold work remains available through November 29. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, 405.478.2250, swgw.nationalcowboymuseum.org

November 14

Recycle Santa Fe Art Festival

Still dedicated to showcasing original art pieces created from discarded materials, a smaller, physically distanced outdoor version of the festival will offer eco-conscious shoppers an opportunity to find one-of-a-kind “green” holiday gifts made out of recycled items. Industrial Art neighborhood, Santa Fe, 505.603.0558, recyclesantafe.org

November 14

Santa Fe Art Auction

One of the Southwest’s largest annual sales of classic and contemporary Western and Native American art, this year’s auction offers work by Fritz Scholder, B.J.O. Nordfeldt, Rebecca Salsbury James, Gerard Curtis Delano, Martin Grelle, Emil Bisttram, and others. Bid in person, by phone, or online in real time. Santa Fe, 505.954.5858, santafeartauction.com

November 14 – 22

John Coleman: Spirit • Lives • Legends

Weeping Heart

He Who Jumps Over Everyone

Daughter of the Forest People

Crazy Horse

1876

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More than 20 new paintings, sculptures, and drawings comprise this one-man show by acclaimed artist John Coleman, whose historical works depicting Native Americans hang in museums across the nation. Meet Coleman at a reception on November 14 or view his works online at legacygallery.com. Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, 480.945.1113, legacygallery.com

November 17, 2020 – May 16, 2021

Blazing a Trail

Myrtle Brown near Helen Hunt’s grave. Unknown photographer, silver gelatin print, 1922. Myrtle Brown Scrapbook, Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. 78.009.11

First Lady Hillary Clinton unveils Glenna Goodacre’s design for the new dollar coin, also featured are Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin, an unnamed subject, Goodacre’s model Randy’L He-dow Teton, Goodacre, and Director of the U.S. Mint Philip Diehl. Lisa Berg, chromogenic color print, May 4, 1999. Glenna Goodacre Papers, Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

Sacagawea plaster relief. Glenna Goodacre, plaster, 1999. Glenna Goodacre Papers, Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

Florence Hughes Randolph’s Boots. Hyer Boot Co., 1922. Gift of Florence H. Randolph, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. R.237.21 A-B.

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Specific challenges faced by women in the American West, such as a lack of both property rights and healthcare, led to their need to improvise, innovate, and adapt to precarious situations in a male-dominated society. Consequently, women in Western states and territories were the first to win the right to vote and to determine their own paths, thus blazing the trail to suffrage for women all across the nation.

Woman from Payne County, Oklahoma Territory, ca. 1900. Henry M. Wantland, photographer. Robert Cunningham Oklahoma History Collection. Dickinson Research Center. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. 2000.005.3.0424.

Kansas Potawatomi woman, ca. 1885. Holton, Kansas. W.R. Irleand, photographer. Photographic Study Collection. Dickinson Research Center. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. RC2006.125.1.

Emma Knutson Buckingham, ca. 1887. J.C.H. Grabill, photographer. Robert G. McCubbin Western Photographs. Dickinson Research Center. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. RC2019.001.065.01.

Lucille Mulhall, June 11, 1905. Bliss, Oklahoma Territory. E.M. Ward, photographer. Robert G. McCubbin Western Photographs. Dickinson Research Center. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. RC2019.001.064.01.

Ada Firemen’s Rodeo queens and contestants, ca. 1942. Left to right: Doddie, Thressa Smith, Katherine Gay, and Jean Samspon. Dudley Young, photographer. Laura K. “Doddie” Sugg Collection. Dickinson Research Center. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. RC2009.004.027.

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While you’re visiting the museum, check out Find Her West (opening December 20, 2020) for a look at some of the diverse women who built homes, families, businesses, careers, and powerful legacies in the West through photographs and other archival items from the museum’s Dickinson Research Center. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, 405.478.2250, nationalcowboymuseum.org

November 20 – 21, 2020

Alpine Artwalk

Now in its 27th year, this annual art and music festival features the Hecho A Mano art market, a silent art auction, gem and mineral show, free live music, and good ol’ Texas hospitality with ample social distancing. This year, the honored artist is Alpine’s Tim Roberts, whose scratchboard etchings, paintings, and photographs often depict bygone times. Various venues, Alpine, Texas, 432.294.1071, artwalkalpine.com

November 21

The Great American West Art Show

This year’s show features new paintings and sculptures by 54 artists, including C. Michael Dudash, Robert Griffing, R.S. Riddick, Phil Epp, Don Oelze, and Susan Terpning. View art online November 9 – 28. Settlers West Galleries, Tucson, Arizona, 520.299.2607, settlerswest.com

November 22

Mountain Oyster Club Contemporary Western Art Show & Sale

View juried original works by established and emerging artists online or in-person at mini-previews throughout the month of November ahead of Mountain Oyster Club’s annual sale on November 22. Tickets must be purchased in advance by requesting an invitation online or by phone. Mountain Oyster Club, Tucson, Arizona, 520.623.3417, mountainoysterclub.com

December 4 – 6

Fall Tempe Festival of the Arts

For more than 50 years holiday shoppers have flocked to this urban fine-arts festival for unique handmade gifts by roughly 300 juried artists working in a wide range of mediums; a varied selection of food rounds out the experience. Downtown Tempe, Arizona, 480.355.6060, tempefestivalofthearts.com

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