Event
DC | Curator Tour: "Stretching the Canvas"
Curator Anya Montiel (Mestiza/Tohono O'odham descent) will provide a brief guided tour of Stretching the Canvas: Ten Decades of Native Painting, which tells the story of how American Indian art expanded after World War I and how Native painters began to advocate for themselves in a world that often ignored their talent. The wide range of subjects in the featured artworks offers an opportunity for visitors to engage more deeply with the content of the exhibition. Challenge your friends or family to be the first to complete your Find-It activity for bragging rights!
Image: Gerónima Cruz Montoya (Ohkay Owingeh, 1915–2015), Spring, 1961. Casein on paper. Museum purchase, 1966. (23/6420)
What's on View
Stretching the Canvas: Ten Decades of Native Painting explores how Native artists challenged perceptions of what constituted art and what Native art could and should look like. Featuring more than 50 works by 46 artists, this exhibition tells . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.