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Allan Houser
- About Allan Houser
(1914-1994) Allan Houser represented the dominant force in Native American sculpture during the 20th century. Originally a student under Dorothy Dunn’s tutelage at the Santa Fe Indian School, he was primarily concerned with painting. During the 1940’s he chose to investigate his feel for making sculpture. Recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1948 for both painting and for sculpture, his versatility was acknowledged.
In 1976 Houser retired from his career as an influential instructor, in order to devote the majority of his time to producing works of art in his studio outside Santa Fe, New Mexico. Allan Houser (Ha-o-zous) is an in-depth volume published in 1987 by Arizona art critic and journalist Barbara Perlman. More recently (2004) Abrams published Allan Houser An American Master (Chiricahua Apache, 1914-1994) by W. Jackson Rushing III.
Allan Houser was the Robert Henri of Native American sculpture. He influenced two generations of Native American sculptors who followed him. He was the dean of Native American sculpture. The new Museum of the American Indian opened in Washington, D.C. in 2004 honoring the work of two monumentally important sculptor/painters: Allan Houser and George Morrison. Sixty nine examples of Allan Houser’s paintings and sculptures were presented at the new Museum of the American Indian for the duration of one year.
Allan Houser's work continues to receive academic and institutional exposure. His estate works with museums, art galleries and public spaces around the world on ongoing exhibits. Exhibits of Houser's abstract and modernist works at Grounds for Sculpture took place in Hamilton, New Jersey, opening October 2008; while a dual show of his major works at the Heard Museum and the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona was staged in November 2009. In 2008 the Oklahoma History Center held a major exhibition, "Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of one Apache Family," examining three generations of the Haozous/Houser family.
In 2018 Houser became one of the inductees in the first induction ceremony held by the National Native American Hall of Fame.
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| About the Artist | (1914-1994) Allan Houser represented the dominant force in Native American sculpture during the 20th century. Originally a student under Dorothy Dunn’s tutelage at the Santa Fe Indian School, he was primarily concerned with painting. During the 1940’s he chose to investigate his feel for making sculpture. Recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1948 for both painting and for sculpture, his versatility was acknowledged. In 1976
Houser retired from his career as an influential instructor, in order to devote
the majority of his time to producing works of art in his studio outside Santa
Fe, New Mexico. Allan Houser (Ha-o-zous) is an in-depth volume
published in 1987 by Arizona art critic and journalist Barbara Perlman. More
recently (2004) Abrams published Allan Houser An American Master
(Chiricahua Apache, 1914-1994) by W. Jackson Rushing III. Allan Houser
was the Robert Henri of Native American sculpture. He influenced two
generations of Native American sculptors who followed him. He was the dean of
Native American sculpture. The new Museum of the American Indian opened in
Washington, D.C. in 2004 honoring the work of two monumentally important
sculptor/painters: Allan Houser and George Morrison. Sixty nine examples of Allan Houser’s
paintings and sculptures were presented at the new Museum of the American Indian
for the duration of one year. Allan Houser's work continues to receive academic and institutional
exposure. His estate works with museums, art galleries and public spaces around
the world on ongoing exhibits. Exhibits of Houser's abstract and modernist
works at Grounds for Sculpture took place in Hamilton, New Jersey, opening October 2008; while
a dual show of his major works at the Heard Museum and the Desert Botanical
Garden in Phoenix, Arizona was staged in November 2009. In 2008 the Oklahoma History Center held a major exhibition, "Unconquered: Allan
Houser and the Legacy of one Apache Family," examining three generations
of the Haozous/Houser family. In 2018 Houser became one of the inductees in the first
induction ceremony held by the National Native American Hall of Fame. |
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| Medium | Gouache (opaque watercolor) on paper |
| Sight size | 17 1/2" height X 13 1/2" width |
| Frame | Single 100% rag window mat board, UV filtering glass, dark wood molding with gold sight edge |
| Frame size | 23 5/8" height X 20" width |
| Signed | "Allan Houser -50-" at viewer's lower left |
| Date of creation | 1950 |
| Condition | Fair, due to minute foxing marks on paper at upper left. Also, painting was laid down onto non-archival paper board. Color shift due to light staining is evidenced by blue tree foliage, originally green in color. |
| Provenance | RF-11 |
is Corinne Cain, ASA
Phoenix, AZ
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