Stewart shared "Crow people call ourselves 'absoolaka' which means children of the large-beaked bird".
Description | Stewart shared "Crow people call ourselves 'absoolaka' which means children of the large-beaked bird". |
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About the Artist | (1951-1993, enrolled Crow / Blackfeet) Kathryn Marie Stewart earned her Bachelor of Arts in Painting at Mills College in 1974, her Masters in Adult and Higher Education at Montana State University in 1984. An instructor of art at the California College of Arts and Crafts in the Ethnic Studies department from June 1974 to December 1979, Stewart became an administrative coordinator for a college level minority biomedical research program at Montana State University July 1984 to December 1987. Stewart's stint as executive director of the American Indian Contemporary Arts in San Francisco was brief (January 1988 - July 1988). Her life focus was divided between advocating for greater educational opportunities for Native Americans and exhibiting her art work throughout the United States. She loved her people and their land. Stewart's work conveyed a serenity coupled with recognition. Her birds were positioned as protectors of the earth. |
Culture | American Indian, Women Artists |
Style | Contemporary, Symbolism |
Medium | Pastel on paper |
Sight size | 21 1/2" height X 29 1/2" width |
Frame | Single PH balanced window mat, regular glass, silver finished wood molding |
Frame size | 28 1/2" height X 36 1/2" width |
Signed | No |
Date of creation | Circa 1992 |
Condition | Excellent, as appeared framed, glazed |
Provenance | APF |