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APACHE
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Native American Art
from the People of the
Southwestern United States
Apache artists
have gradually gained international recognition. Allan
Houser (1914-94 Chiricahua Apache) blazed a trail for today's
Apache artists. Houser was already a prominent artist,
when in 1962, he was named as one of the original faculty
members at the new Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa
Fe, New Mexico. Allan Houser was one of the Institute's
most influential teachers, always encouraging individual
artistic freedom. Many Native American artists of the
1960's to the 1980's were trained by Houser. Craig Dan
Goseyun, a graduate of the Institute of
American Indian Arts, studied under Houser and was
Houser's apprentice sculptor for six years. Now on his
own, Craig Dan Goseyun is carrying the Apache artistic
tradition to even greater heights.
Historians and film makers
have long remembered great Apache war leaders such as Cochise
and Geronimo. However, few people are aware of Naiche
the son of Cochise. He was the hereditary leader of the
Chiricahua Apaches, was a determined warrior that fought along
side Geronimo until their final surrender in 1886, and was
also an Apache artist. Naiche's surviving 19th
Century, two-dimensional paintings are typical of early Native
American artwork which was dismissed by art critics as
interesting, but primitive. Today there is nothing
primitive about Native American art!
There is an
abundance of creative talent among Native people, and today
Apache artists are well-represented in the Native American art
world. Those showcased here are but a small percentage
of the total Apache artists on the San Carlos Reservation.
Everyday, we are meeting more talented people who wish to join us. Their creative
talent
presented here consists of drawings, paintings, prints,
crafts, beadwork, sculpture, carvings and music.
Proceed and enjoy...
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