… 1981: 50 Works for 50 Years Robert Aldern "Edible Earth" Explore works through the decades 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Back to 50 Works for 50 Years exhibition home page South Dakota Art Museum … Robert Aldern … "Edible Earth" … 1981: 50 Works for 50 Years …
… 1987: 50 Works for 50 Years John Banvard "The Castle" Explore works through the decades 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Back to 50 Works for 50 Years exhibition home page South Dakota Art Museum … John Banvard … "The Castle" … 1987: 50 Works for 50 Years …
… 1984: 50 Works for 50 Years Eugene Buechel "Josephine Jumping Eagle in Airoplane (sic)" Explore works through the decades 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Back to 50 Works for 50 Years exhibition home page South Dakota Art Museum … Eugene Buechel … "Josephine Jumping Eagle in Airoplane (sic)" … 1984: 50 Works for 50 Years …
… 2015: 50 Works for 50 Years Robert Jackson "Cube (What is Art About?)" Robert Jackson (b. 1964) is a contemporary still life painter who lives and works in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. A selection of his trompe l’oeil (trick of the eye) paintings were exhibited at the South Dakota Art Museum in 2014. The artist subsequently gifted this painting to the permanent collection. Explore works through the decades 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Back to 50 Works for 50 Years exhibition home page South Dakota Art Museum … Robert …
… 1982: 50 Works for 50 Years John Glick "untitled (bowl)" John Glick (1938-2017) was born in Detroit and received a B.F.A. in 1960 from Wayne State University and an M.F.A. in 1962 from the Cranbrook Academy. In 1965 he founded Plum Tree Pottery on the family’s large fruit orchard in Farmington, Michigan. Glick was concerned with melding utilitarianism with the individual needs of his clients. Plum Tree Pottery produced over 330,000 pieces by the time it closed in 2016. This astounding production was completed with the help of assistants, a common practice in European and Asian studios. The influence of Japanese, Chinese and Korean pottery is apparent in Glick’s forms and Abstract …
… John Gutzon Borglum (1867-1941) is best known as the sculptor of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills, it was "The Mares of Diomedes " that brought him national recognition. The large completed version of this work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The subject of the sculpture is the last labor of Hercules, as he brings the wild horses of Diomedes under control, symbolizing brute force being conquered and directed by the human mind. Since 1903 the figures of Diomedes and the three lead horses have been damaged on Borglum’s plaster model. The artist’s son, Lincoln, decided to preserve the artistic integrity of the work and cast this study without first attempting a restoration. Borglum …
… 2002: 50 Works for 50 Years Arthur Amiotte "Different Worlds" Arthur Amiotte (b. 1942) was born on the Pine Ridge Reservation. He credits his work in tribal arts to living on the reservation and being with his family members as they participated in traditional art forms and ceremonies. Dakota artist Oscar Howe inspired him to utilize his Lakota culture in his artworks. Amiotte is …
… and South Dakota. Here received his B.F.A. from the University of South Dakota in 1972. There he spent five formative years under the tutelage of Oscar Howe. Penn displayed an amazing facility with paint, working in both figurative and abstract manners and across media with ease. About his work, Penn stated, "Abstraction of symbols and themes can re-interpret and integrate the modern world as seen from an Indian viewpoint without strict adherence to traditional art forms and can transcend both worlds to become contemporary modern art as well as a cultural statement. I am constantly aware of the danger of being typecast as far as subject matter goes; there is far more to my vision than … he was obliged to adopt two patterns of behavior and, in the end, two personalities. He expressed this dilemma in the "Urban Indian Series" with the divided canvas and double image. The left side shows an image of Chicago from his youth; at the right is his Dakota grandmother emerging from a tipi. Penn was inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame in 1998, …
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