Sioux Indian Museum Presents an Exhibition on Oscar Howe and His Students

RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA:

The Indian Arts and Craft Board, Sioux Indian Museum announces the opening of a new exhibit, Oscar Howe: His Impact and Legacy

Oscar Howe (Yanktonai) and four of his students will have their artwork featured in an exhibit entitled “Oscar Howe: His Impact and Legacy.” Oscar Howe pushed the boundaries of what was defined as “Indian Art,” incorporating new techniques and elements of abstraction that had not been seen before in American Indian art. Three of his paintings from different decades are displayed: The Artist , 1948, Dakota Eagle Dancer, 1962, and Double Woman, 1971. The exhibit includes five paintings by Howe's students: Arthur Amiotte’s Legend of Man, Robert Penn’s Tipi, Herman Red Elk’s Horse Dance, and Don Montileaux’s Sioux Indian and Medicine Man. All four painters studied at Oscar Howe’s summer institute at the University of South Dakota, where Oscar Howe was an Assistant Professor of Art. Howe founded the institute to provide mentorship and guidance for young American Indian artists such as those presented.

Oscar Howe produced hundreds of works during his lifetime that were exhibited throughout South Dakota. This gave many aspiring artists the opportunity to see his work. Just as Oscar Howe developed his own unique style over the course of his career, his former students in this exhibition have explored innovative styles and techniques as well. The pioneering work of Oscar Howe has clearly left its legacy on several generations of American Indian artists.

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