March 15–July 5, 2015
This exhibition brings to the Columbia River Gorge a collection of 35 paintings of a type seldom—if ever—exhibited in the Pacific Northwest. Curated by Maryhill’s Steve Grafe, the exhibition features some of the most important American Indian artists of the 20th century. The featured artists were residents of the Southern Plains and Southwest, and affiliated with the University of Oklahoma, Bacone College and the Santa Fe Studio; they include Stephen Mopope (Kiowa), Allan Houser (Chiricahua Apache), Fred Beaver (Creek/Seminole), Jerome Tiger (Creek/Seminole), Harrison Begay (Navajo) and Tony Da (San Ildefonso).
Download and read the gallery guide here.
All of the paintings are drawn from the collection of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.
Image: Allan C. Houser (Chiricahua Apache, 1914–1994), Buffalo Hunt, 1952, gouache on illustration board, 17¼” x 26½”; Arthur and Shifra Silberman Collection, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, OK