{"id":5806,"global_id":"portlandartmuseum.org?id=5806","global_id_lineage":["portlandartmuseum.org?id=5806"],"author":"15","status":"publish","date":"2023-07-13 13:48:58","date_utc":"2023-07-13 20:48:58","modified":"2024-07-11 14:37:31","modified_utc":"2024-07-11 21:37:31","url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/event\/dakota-modern-the-art-of-oscar-howe\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/5806","title":"Dakota Modern: The Art of Oscar Howe","description":"

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Dakota Modern: The Art of Oscar Howe<\/em> introduces new generations to one of the twentieth century\u2019s most innovative Native American painters. Howe (1915\u20131983) committed his artistic career to the preservation, relevance, and ongoing expression of his Yanktonai Dakota culture. He proved that art could be simultaneously modern and embedded in customary O\u010dh\u00e9thi \u0160ak\u00f3wi\u014b (Sioux) culture and aesthetics\u2014to him there was no contradiction. Howe challenged the art establishment\u2019s preconceptions and definitions of Native American painting. In doing so, he catalyzed a movement among Native artists to express their individuality rather than conforming to an established style. This legacy of innovation and advocacy continues to inspire generations of Native artists to take pride in their heritage and resist stereotypes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dakota Modern<\/em> traces more than forty years of the artist\u2019s career and development from early conventional work created while in high school in the 1930s through the emergence in the 1950s and 1960s of his innovative and abstract approach to painting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Dakota Modern<\/em> makes the case for Howe as a nationwide household name and for the longevity of his work, which feels relevant today.”<\/p>\nLizzie Acker, The Oregonian<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Organized by the Smithsonian\u2019s National Museum of the American Indian and the Portland Art Museum. Curated by Kathleen Ash-Milby, Curator of Native American Art at the Portland Art Museum. Major support provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Additional support provided by the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. Support for the Portland Art Museum installation provided by the Institute for Museum and Library Services, grant MA-249741-OMS-21.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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