The James T. Bialac Native American art collection : selected works / Mark Andrew White, general editor ; [with contributions by Christina E. Burke ... and others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.

Contributor:

White, Mark Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bialac, James T.

Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.

Indian art--Catalogs.

Indian art.

Indian art--North America--Catalogs.

Art--Private collections.

Indian art--Private collections.

Art museums.

Indian artists.

North America.

Oklahoma--Norman.

Indian artists--North America.

Bialac, James T--Art collections--Catalogs.

Indian art--Private collections--Oklahoma--Norman--Catalogs.

Art--Private collections--Oklahoma--Norman--Catalogs.

Art.

Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art--Catalogs.

Genre:

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

xi, 223 pages : illustrations (chiefly colored) ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, in cooperation with the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, [2012]

Summary:

One of the most important collections of modern Native American art assembled by one individual, the James T. Bialac Native American Art Collection is an encyclopedic compilation of easel paintings and three-dimensional works. Showcased in this stunning catalogue, the collection comprises nearly four thousand items, including drawings, sculptures, prints, kachinas, jewelry, ceramics, rattles, baskets, and textiles. James T. Bialac began collecting art in the 1950s, when he was a student at the University of Arizona School of Law. It was then that he purchased the first of what would develop into a collection of more than one thousand kachina dolls. In 1964 he acquired his first painting, Robert Chee's Moccasin Game, and he went on to expand his collection to reflect the diversity of Native American art forms. Inspired by his connections with other collectors, Bialac learned the importance of documenting, cataloging, and preserving his collection. In 2010 he bequeathed the collection to the University of Oklahoma, where the art will be displayed at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, as well as at other locations, including Bialac's native Arizona. The Bialac Collection represents indigenous cultures across North America, especially the Pueblos of the Southwest, Navajos, Hopis, and many of the tribes of the Great Plains. It encompasses such important and innovative artists as Fred Kabotie, Alfonso Roybal, Fritz Scholder, Joe Hilario Herrera, Allan Houser, Jerome Tiger, Tonita Peña, Helen Hardin, Pablita Velarde, George Morrison, Walter Richard "Dick" West, and Patrick DesJarlait, all of whose work is featured in this volume. Along with its rich sampling of works from the Bialac Collection, this catalogue offers informative essays by art historians, who draw on their areas of expertise to explain the significance of the artwork. The volume also features a foreword by David L. Boren, President of the University of Oklahoma, a preface by Ghislain d'Humières, Director of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, and an introduction by Mary Jo Watson, Director of the School of Art and Art History. Published in cooperation with the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, University of Oklahoma

Contents:

Introduction : A tradition of appreciation : Native American art at the University of Oklahoma / Mary Jo Watson

James T. Bialac : a lasting legacy / Christy Vezolles

James T. Bialac and the patronage of American Indian art / Mark Andrew White

Native American painting : schools, styles, and movements / Edwin L. Wade and Rennard Strickland

Making modern : selected paintings, drawings, and prints / W. Jackson Rushing III

Kachina dolls : tradition and innovation / Mark Andrew White

Outside the frame : three-dimensional art / Christina E. Burke.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-209) and index.

ISBN:

9780806142999

0806142995

9780806143040

0806143045

OCLC:

775590879