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Allan Houser : An American Master - Chiricahua Apache 1914-1994 by W. Jackson Rushing III (2004, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherAbrams, Inc.
ISBN-100810943263
ISBN-139780810943261
eBay Product ID (ePID)30468130
Product Key Features
Book TitleAllan Houser : an American Master-Chiricahua Apache 1914-1994
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicIndividual Artists / General
IllustratorYes
GenreArt
AuthorW. Jackson Rushing III
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight71.7 Oz
Item Length12.4 in
Item Width10.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-021491
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromEighth Grade
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal730/.92
SynopsisAllan Houser (Haozous, in his native language) was a Chiricahua Apache, whose family once belonged to Geronimo's guerrilla band. After the remnants of this group were released in 1913 from decades of internment by the United States Government, the artist's family moved to a farm in Oklahoma, where Houser was born in 1914. In his teens, Houser attended the Santa Fe Indian School, where he first studied art. Although immersed in Apache tradition, as a student Houser was fascinated by art from all over the world, and he resisted the school's attempt to force him to work in what was considered the proper Native American style of flat forms, bright colors, and Indian subjects. Instead, he mastered a number of styles, from straightforward representation to abstraction, and throughout his career remained alert to developments in the work of his contemporaries. Houser's sculpture, considered his finest work, can be seen in many collections both in the United States and abroad. Among his most famous works are Sacred Rain Arrow, which welcomed athletes to the 2002 Winter Olympics, and Offering of the Sacred Pipe, which was created for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. In 1992, Hous
LC Classification NumberNB237.H62R87 2004
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- 04 May, 2021
Allan Houser An American Master
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