We Love Arts: Fritz Scholder at NMAI
Red No. 5 by tbridge When Fritz Scholder came to New Mexico in the 1960s, he sword he’d never paint the Indian. When he got there, and saw the condition of the state of Indian art, he changed his...
View ArticleNational Museum of American History Reopens Tomorrow
Star Spangled Sculpture by tbridge It was sad to me, back in 2006, when the National Museum of American History (NMAH) closed its doors. My wife and I, when first we met, had a very delightful time...
View ArticleScribblings: Paul Chaat Smith
On one of the first springtime Saturdays in April, I managed to slip down to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian to catch its associate curator, Paul Chaat Smith, read from his...
View ArticleThe Strange Comfort of Brian Jungen
Opening today at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is a new exhibition that will run through August 8, 2010. Brian Jungen: Strange Comfort is a major exhibit showcasing...
View ArticleAmerican Indians, American Presidents…And a Heritage
‘In the land of the Sioux’ courtesy of ‘Smithsonian Institution’ Ask someone on the street about Native American history and more often than not, they’ll most likely recall the “Thanksgiving story,”...
View ArticleMarch 2011: SAAM and NMAI
courtesy Smithsonian American Art Museum As spring unfolds in DC and the cherry blossoms begin to bloom, the crowds will come to the Tidal Basin area. So if you’re looking for something else to do in...
View ArticleNMAI’s Indian Summer Showcase Not Just for Natives
‘Bill Miller and Derek Miller (no relation) perform at the 2010 Indian Summer Showcase at NMAI’ courtesy of ‘bhrome’ Tomorrow afternoon, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian is...
View ArticleNMAI: Living Earth Festival 2012
Bill Miller and Derek Miller at Living Earth 2010 courtesy of bhrome Celebrate indigenous contributions to environmental sustainability, knowledge and traditions at the Smithsonian’s National Museum...
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