Catalogue published on the occasion of the exhibition "Early Days: Indigenous Art from the McMichael" held at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario, November 28, 2020-August 15, 2021; and traveling to the Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, August 31, 2023-January 2, 2024; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 2024-April 2024; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, May 2024-September 2024; and the Musee national des beaux-arts du Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec, October 2024-May 2025. Exhibition curated by Sarah Milroy. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Introduction / Leland Bell in conversation with Bonnie Devine / Introduction / [Leland Bell and Bonnie Devine] On looking and reading / Bonnie Divine -- An art to art conversation / Drew Hayden Taylor -- The 242-year gaze: looking at Northwest Coast material culture / Haa'yuups Ron Hamilton -- A moment in time: William Wasden Jr. in conversation -- Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun / Dana Claxton -- Some Kwakwaøkaø'wakw masks / William Wasden Jr. -- Henry Speck Sr. and Henry Speck Jr. / Wedlidi Speck -- Susan Point / Jordan Wilson -- Jut-ke-Nay Hazel Wilson / Robin Laurence -- Niislant John Cross / Taa.uu 'Yuuwans Nika Collison -- Argillite panel pipe / Kaitlin McCormick -- Charles Edenshaw / Jim Hart -- Marcia Crosby in conversation with Bonnie Devine / [Marcia Crosby and Bonnie Divine] -- Robert Davidson / Sara Florence Davidson and Robert Davidson -- Wolves / Dempsey Bob -- Sinaaxwmiixw / Snxakila Clyde Tallio -- Transmission of knowledge / Nakkita Trimble-Wilson -- Belongings / Mique'l Dangeli -- Faye HeavyShield / Richard William Hill -- Alex Janvier / Ryan Rice -- Bob Boyer / David Garneau -- Gerald McMaster in conversation with Bonnie Devine / [Gerald McMaster and Bonnie Devine] -- Ruth Cuthand in conversation with Bonnie Devine / [Ruth Cuthand and Bonnie Devine] -- Dana Claxton in conversation with Bonnie Devine / [Dana Claxton and Bonnie Devine] -- Kent Monkman / John Geoghegan -- Kent Monkman / Gerald McMaster -- Meryl McMaster / Paul Seesequasis -- Brenda Draney / David Garneau -- Violet Chum in conversation with Bonnie Devine / [Violet Chum and Bonnie Devine] -- Leland Bell in conversation with Bonnie Devine / [Leland Bell and Bonnie Devine] [Colophon] Chronology: Indigenous art at the McMichael / Sarah Milroy -- Norval Morrisseau / Duane Linklater -- Daphne Odjib / Bonnie Devine -- Arthur Shilling / William Kingfisher -- Angus Trudeau / Blake Debassige -- Caroline Monnet / Hannah Claus -- Carl Beam / Bonnie Devine -- Fox tail moccasins / Barry Ace -- Maria Hupfield in conversation with Bonnie Devine / [Maria Hupfield and Bonnie Devine] -- Nadia Myre in conversation with Bonnie Devine / [Nadia Myre and Bonnie Devine] -- Bandolier bag / Jean Marshall -- Fashioning relationships through artistry in the Indigenous Great Lakes, c. 1800 / Ruth B. Phillips -- Netted sash / Bonnie Devine -- Resisting aesthetics, pulling back to functionality: a wampum belt without provenance / Alan Ojiig Corbiere -- Robert Houle / Wanda Nanibush -- Composition in response to Greg Staats's "The Requickening Address", 1994 / Ange Loft -- Shelley Niro / Emma-Hassencahl-Perley -- Rebecca Belmore / Leanne Betasamosake Simpson -- Poems on quillwork / Michelle Sylliboy -- Billie Gauthier / Heather Igloliorte -- Michael Massie in conversation with John Geoghegan / [Michael Massie and John Geoghegan] -- Josie Pamiutu Papialuk / Janice Grey -- The paper breathes / Emily Henderson -- Annie Pootoogook / Norma Dunning -- Itee Pootoogook / Jocelyn Piirainen -- Tim Pitsiulak / Luis Jacob -- Tim Pitsiulak / Jessica Winters -- Shuvinai Ashoona / Camille Georgeson-Usher -- Jutai Toonoo / Ossie Michelin -- Pudlo Pudlat / Jessica Kotierk -- Janet Kigusiuq and Jessie Oonark / Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona -- Jesse Tungilik in conversation with John Geoghegan / [Jesse Tungilik and John Geoghegan] -- Maureen Gruben / Tanya Lukin Linklater -- Jeneen Frei Njootli / Antoine Mountain -- Jeneen Frei Njootli in conversation with John Geoghegan / [Jeneen Frei Njootli and John Geoghegan] -- Siassie Kenneally / Tarralik Duffy -- Giving without receiving / Pierre Aupilardjuk -- Early days / Lynn Hill -- Epilogue: a line, a circle, a collage / Richard William Hill -- Chronology: Indigenous art at the McMichael / John Geoghegan -- List of works -- Figures -- Acknowledgements / Sarah Milroy -- [Colophon]
Summary:
"A landmark publication bringing together more than seventy voices illuminating the rich array of Indigenous art held by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Under the editorial direction of Anishinaabe artist and scholar Bonnie Devine, Early Days gathers the insights of myriad Indigenous cultural stakeholders, informing us on everything from goose hunting techniques, to the history of Northwest Coast mask making, to the emergence of the Woodland style of painting and printmaking, to the challenges of art making in the Arctic, to the latest developments in contemporary art by Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island. Splendidly illustrated, Early Days not only tells the story of a leading collection but traces the emergence and increasing participation of many Indigenous artists in the contemporary art world. This publication will be the largest in the history of the McMichael, and represents a vital acknowledgment of the place of Indigenous art and ways of knowing in global art history. Featured contributors: Barry Ace, Leland Bell, Dempsey Bob, Christian Chapman, Violet Chum, Hannah Claus, Dana Claxton, Jisgang Nika Collison, Alan Corbiere, Marcia Crosby, Ruth Cuthand, Mique'l Dangeli, Joe David, Sarah Davidson, Robert Davidson, Bonnie Devine, Tarralik Duffy, Norma Dunning, David Garneau, John Geoghegan, Janice Grey, Haay'uups (Ron Hamilton), Jim Hart, Emma Hassencahl-Perley, Emily Henderson, Lynn A. Hill, Richard Hill, Maria Hupfield, Jaimie Isaac, Heather Igoliorte, Luis Jacob, Gayle Kabloona, William Kingfisher, Jessica Kotierk, Robin Laurence, Duane Linklater, Ange Loft, Tanya Lukin Linklater, Jean Marshal, Michael Massie, Gerald McMaster, Ossie Michelin, Sarah Milroy, Antoine Mountain, Nadia Myre, Jeneen Frei Njootli, Ruth Phillips, Jocelyn Piirainen, Ryan Rice, Carmen Robertson, Paul Seesequasis, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Wedlidi Speck, Clyde Tallio, Drew Hayden Taylor, Nakkita Trimble-Wilson, Jesse Tungilik, Camille Georgeson Usher, William Wasden Jr., Jordan Wilson, Jessica Winters."--Co-publisher's description.
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Indexed in the Native American Artists Resource Collection Online, Billie Jane Baguley Library and Archives, Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, at the artist name level (December 27, 2023) https://5019.sydneyplus.com/Heard_Museum_ArgusNET_Final/Portal.aspx
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.