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Rendezvous, Allan Houser, 1981, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Art of Africa and the Americas

standing Native American woman with long, straight hair; wrapped in a flowing cloak with fringe; holding a fringed bag in her PR hand Allan Houser was one of the foremost American sculptors of his generation. He originally worked as a painter before turning to sculpture in the last few decades of his life. His creations are known for their smooth, flowing, organic lines and depictions of Native American life. Houser portrayed women frequently in his work. This sculpture is a classic example. It depicts a young Native woman, shawl clasped around her and fringed bag in hand, setting off to meet someone. The figure is upright and graceful, with movement implied in the gentle flow of her dress. Size: 69 x 23 5/8 x 24 7/16 in. (175.26 x 60.01 x 62.07 cm) Medium: Indiana limestone

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/180/

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Young Woman, Allan Houser, 1992, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Art of Africa and the Americas

woman seated cross-legged with her body completely covered with a brown blanket, with only her face and long loose hair visible; woman looks over her PR shoulder; bronze-colored face This sculpture entitled Seated Native American Woman Wrapped in a Blanket is a 1992 bronze cast by the legendary Chiricahua Apache artist Allan Houser. The sculpture depicts a Native woman seated cross-legged with her body completely covered with a blanket. Only her smooth face, rendered in lighter bronze, and long loose hair is visible to the viewer, a woman shrouded in mystery and modesty. Native women are the subject of much of Houser’s sculptures and paintings, and his renderings of these women often are fluid, tender, yet filled with strength and beauty. Allan Houser, the first Chiricahua born out of captivity after the U.S. Congress released them from their prisoner-of-war status in 1912, is considered to be one of the most important artists in Native American art. Houser drew inspiration from his Native community and modernist sculptors Jean Arp, Constantin Brancusi, Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi, and Barbara Hepworth. Size: 26 × 20 7/16 × 20 7/16 in. (66.04 × 51.91 × 51.91 cm) Medium: Bronze

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127335/

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