A textile hanging with different types of people, fish and feathers.

Current Exhibition

In the Service Of: American Indian Veteran Artists and Tributes

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Nina Mason Pulliam Crosswalk Gallery

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Through the artwork on display, the exhibition reflects the myriad reasons—land, family and cultural responsibility—why American Indian men and women enlist in the U.S. military and serve at a higher percentage than other ethnic groups.

The exhibition includes works of art created by Rick Bartow (Mad River Band of Wiyot), T.C. Cannon (Kiowa/Caddo), Sherman Chaddlesone (Kiowa), Bob Haozous (Diné/Warm Springs Apache), Doug Hyde (Nez Perce/Assiniboine/Chippewa), Yazzie Johnson (Diné) and Gail Bird (Laguna Pueblo/Santo Domingo Pueblo), Charles Loloma (Hopi), Jesse Monongye (Diné), TahNibaa Naataanii (Diné), Shirley Pino (Santa Ana Pueblo) and Helen Begay (Diné).

Helen Begay (Diné), b. 1953, Navajo Code Talkers pictorial textile. Wool, aniline dyes. Gift in memory of Doren Indritz, 4708-10.
Rick Bartow (Mad River Band of Wiyot), 1946-2016, sculpture, 1997. Carved wood, beads, feathers, cloth, string, nails, paper, silver. Gift of Helen M. Starr, 3677-1. Photo by Craig Smith, Heard Museum.

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  • A display of Native paintings and a textile on a gallery wall.
  • A display of Native veteran objects in a gallery.
  • A display of Native fashion garments and textiles in a gallery.

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