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Ralph Albert Blakelock (1847-1919) The son of a New York doctor, Blakelock attended the Free Academy of New York where he studied music and fine art. He left after only one year to paint landscapes and traveled west, sketching various themes throughout Mexico, Panama, and eventually the West Indies. There are no clear records of Blakelock’s life or travels, but he returned to New York around 1876. Having adopted the radically new Impressionist style, [...] Click here to continue reading. Narciso Platero Abeyta (1918 to 1998) Narciso Platero Abeyta, also known as Ha-So-De, was born on December 15, 1918 in Canoncito, New Mexico. He spent four years in the army during WWII. When he returned home he attended the University of New Mexico, studying under Raymond Jonson. In 1961, Abeyta was published in Art in America and again in American Indian Art in 1976. He received numerous accolades during his career and participated in [...] Click here to continue reading. Joseph Jourdain (1870 to 1866) Joseph Jourdain was born in 1780 at Three Rivers, Quebec. He moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1796 and worked at an Indian Agency (possibly White Earth) for 38 years. He was later transferred to Winnebago Rapids where he remained until his death in 1866. Information courtesy of Cowan’s Auctions Inc., March 2007 Henry W. Andrews Henry W. Andrews was born in New York State in 1829. By 1851 at the age of 22, he is noted as a merchant, living in the boarding house of Joseph Fuller, a carpenter in Auburn, NY. By 1867-68, the Cayuga, New York directory lists Andrews associated with the firm Andrews and Ball. He married Frances V. Chase, and by the 1870 census, Andrews, still listed as a merchant, had a [...] Click here to continue reading. Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce Campaign of 1877 Chief Joseph, a Nez Perce leader, known to his people as Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt or Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain (1840-1904), constantly appealed to the federal government to return his people to their ancestral homelands and not to a distant reservation in Idaho. His band is known for their brilliant military retreat, one that lasted over three months until their eventual surrender to the US. The Nez [...] Click here to continue reading. Gilbert W. Dilley, Collector Gilbert W. Dilley (1902 to 1996) began collecting American Indian Art at a young age. Introduced to the collecting world by a former Buffalo Bill show Cherokee performer, Dilley was told tales of American Indian culture, but it wasn’t until 1926, after Dilley opened a law practice in Akron, Ohio, that his collecting habits burgeoned. His hobby as armature archaeologist and associations with archaeologists and collectors such as Warren K. [...] Click here to continue reading. Charles Edenshaw – Daxhiigang (1839-1924) Charles Edenshaw or Daxhiigang, was a Haida chief as well as a highly accomplished carver, painter, and jeweler. Franz Boaz wrote of Edenshaw as “the best carver and painter among the Haida” (Hoover 1983: 63). His carving ability ranks among the best due to not only his technical abilities but his ability to render traditional forms in a manner consistent with his cultural upbringing, creating masterpieces for the tourist [...] Click here to continue reading. Harry A. Parshall (1863 to 1948)-Collector Harry A. Parshall was born in Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania and was a contractor for most of his career – building blast furnaces and shooting oil wells. However, in 1895 adventure struck. He, along with six other men from northern Pennsylvania traveled west, searching for Alaskan gold. They ultimately landed at St. Michaels, a town located 125 miles southeast of Nome, and staked claim. Parshall was chosen to winter [...] Click here to continue reading. Robert Coleman James (1865 to 1920) Dr. Robert James, an obstetrician at Belleview Hospital in New York City, was an avid traveler and sporting enthusiast. During numerous trips to the western United States and Canada, he became friends with members of the Cree Nation, including Chief Piapot. Information courtesy of Cowan’s Auctions Inc. September 2005. Harvey Begay (born 1938) Harvey Begay was encouraged by his father, Kenneth Begay the father of contemporary Navajo jewelry, to pursue jewelry making and to express his own style. Harvey stated, ‘My visual awareness is always absorbing contoured forms in buildings, in contemporary sculptural pieces, and in the centuries-old southwestern Indian motifs used on pottery and rugs.’ (Schaaf 2003:75). He has won numerous awards at Indian Market and has had his work exhibited at [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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