In 2024, the Heard Museum received a landmark gift of the Jerry Jacka archive, which makes us stewards of one of the largest and most consequential collections of documentary photography of Native American artists in the nation. We are pleased to present highlights from the original exhibition, Storyteller: The Photography of Jerry Jacka, which featured Jacka’s portraits of iconic Native American artists paired with examples of their artwork from the museum’s collection.
Experience images of artists, primarily from the American Southwest, engaged in a range of artistic practices including pottery, painting, and jewelry making. The exhibition also features images from his award-winning contributions to Arizona Highways Magazine. Jerry Jacka’s photography has profoundly influenced how generations of people think and feel about the people and landscapes of the American Southwest.
In December 1985, Jerry Jacka used a fisheye lens to photograph Hopi artist Charles Loloma with his Porsche featuring a Loloma license plate.
Charles Loloma (Hopi, 1921-1991), Pendant, 1970. Ironwood, turquoise, coral, serpentine, malachite, dark blue stone, silver. Heard Museum Collection.
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