Across the United States, Native American artists are making trailblazing art. These contemporary creators connect Native histories with the present moment. Learn more about their work along with artists who came before them.
Highlights from Our Collection
Emmi Whitehorse, Fog Bank, 2020, mixed media on paper on canvas, William A. Clark Fund, 2022.41.1
Richard Ray Whitman, Robert Franklin, Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Do Indian Artists Go to Santa Fe When They Die?, 1988, color offset lithograph on wove Arches paper, Gift of Funds from the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, 2023.22.53
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Adios Map, 2021, mixed media on canvas, Gift of Funds from Glenstone Foundation, 2022.20.1
Jeffrey Gibson, The Anthropophagic Effect, Garment No. 4, 2019, canvas, satin, cotton, brass grommets, nylon thread, artificial sinew, split reed, glass and plastic beads, nylon ribbon, Lehrman Fund and Millennium Fund, 2023.7.1
G. Peter Jemison, Sentinels (Large Yellow), 2006, acrylic, oil and collage on canvas, Gift of Funds from Sharon Percy Rockefeller and Senator John Davison Rockefeller IV, 2022.22.1
Marie Watt, Antipodes, 2020, vintage Italian beads, industrial felt, and thread, Gift of Funds from Sharon Percy Rockefeller and Senator John Davison Rockefeller IV, 2022.32.1
Duwawisioma (Victor Masayesva Jr.), Night and Day, 1993, gelatin silver print, oil paint, and paper, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Julia J. Norrell in honor of Paul Roth), 2016.22.160
George Morrison, Untitled, 1961, oil on canvas, Gift of Funds from David M. Rubenstein, 2022.123.1
Edgar Heap of Birds, Robert Franklin, Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Telling Many Magpies, Telling Black Wolf, Telling Hachivi, 1989, screenprint on two sheets of wove paper, Gift of Funds from the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, 2023.22.20.a-b
Linda Lomahaftewa, Robert Franklin, Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Parrots Prayer Song, 1989, color offset lithograph on wove paper, Gift of Funds from the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, 2023.22.1
Dakota Mace, Joe Mace-Diné Elder, 2021, inkjet print, Gift of the Charina Endowment Fund in memory of Robert B. Menschel, 2024.23.1
Rick Bartow, Robert Franklin, Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Crow Dance, 1988, color offset lithograph on wove Arches paper, Gift of Funds from the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, 2023.22.5
Kaylynn Sullivan TwoTrees, Robert Franklin, Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Maka Wicasa, 1992, color offset lithograph with collage additions (feather, leather, and wheat) on wove paper, Gift of Funds from the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, 2023.22.49
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Target, 1992, mixed media on canvas, Purchased with funds from Emily and Mitchell Rales, 2020.6.1
Ester Hernandez, Robert Franklin, Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Indigena, 1996, color offset lithograph on wove Somerset paper, Gift of Funds from the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, 2023.22.21
Fritz Scholder, Tamarind Institute, Lorillard Company, Bicentennial Indian, 1975, color lithograph on wove paper, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Lorillard Tobacco Company), 2015.19.2595
Kay WalkingStick, Robert Franklin, Brandywine Workshop and Archives, The Onrush of Time, 1990, color offset lithograph on three sheets of wove paper, Gift of Funds from the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, 2023.22.52.a-c
