Empowerment

Exhibition

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Empowerment
Susan Earle, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
Kristina Walker, curator
Angela Watts, curator
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Empowerment explores ways that art can speak to, question, and subvert various forms of social, institutional, and individual power.

Works of art

簪 kanzashi (hair ornament)
late 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
unrecorded Chokwe artist, men's comb
unrecorded Chokwe artist
late 1800s–1914
unrecorded Hawazma artist, hair pick with Black fist
unrecorded Hawazma artist
circa 1979
Michael Mxakaza (active early 2000s), picture made from recycled materials
Michael Mxakaza (active early 2000s)
2005
unrecorded Hausa-Fulani artist, woven food cover
unrecorded Hausa-Fulani artist
1982
unrecorded Achomawi, Northern Maidu, or Shasta artist, basket
unrecorded Achomawi, Northern Maidu, or Shasta artist
late 1800s–early 1900s
Richard Emile Miller (1875–1943), La Toilette
Richard Emile Miller (1875–1943)
circa 1910
Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851–1938), Green and Gold
Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851–1938)
circa 1910
Studio of Domenico and Valore Casini, Maria Maddalena, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Studio of Domenico and Valore Casini
1610–1628
Stephens, Portrait of Charlotte Sullivan
Stephens
1940–1975
Hisi Quotskuyva Nampeyo (born 1964), bowl
Hisi Quotskuyva Nampeyo (born 1964)
late 1900s
Teresita Romero (1894–1991, active 1910s–1960s), mother and child figure
Teresita Romero (1894–1991, active 1910s–1960s)
late 1900s–1979
Margaret Trujillo (born 1932), storyteller figure
Margaret Trujillo (born 1932)
circa 1979
unrecorded Igbo artist, udu (pot-drum)
unrecorded Igbo artist
1925–1990
Tom Knechtel (born 1952), Diaspora
Tom Knechtel (born 1952)
1987
Frantz Beauvoir, Erzuli as Piper
Frantz Beauvoir
1974
Edith Stephane, mother and children
Edith Stephane
circa 1970
Felicia Fragua Curley (born 1964, active 1978–present), coyote storyteller figure
Felicia Fragua Curley (born 1964, active 1978–present)
late 1900s
June Pino Cheromiah (born 1963, active 1985–present), olla with flute player designs
June Pino Cheromiah (born 1963, active 1985–present)
circa 1990s
Frances Suina (1902–1992, active 1930–1980s), male storyteller figure
Frances Suina (1902–1992, active 1930–1980s)
circa 1970s
Rachel Namingha Nampeyo (1903–1985), jar with migration pattern
Rachel Namingha Nampeyo (1903–1985)
mid-late 1900s
Priscilla Namingha Nampeyo (1924–2008), seed jar
Priscilla Namingha Nampeyo (1924–2008)
mid-late 1900s
hairpin (kanzashi) with turtle
Edo period (1600–1868)
Gilbert Minthorn, purification whistle
Gilbert Minthorn
mid 1900s
Fah Ambers (born 1955, active 1976–present), Hamatsa whistle (metses)
Fah Ambers (born 1955, active 1976–present)
circa 1976
fife
circa 1860
Reliable Brothers, ceramic flute
Reliable Brothers
mid 1900s
The Clarke Tinwhistle Company, penny whistle
The Clarke Tinwhistle Company
mid 1900s
piccolo in D
mid 1800s
fluier (flute)
late 1800s–1994
sylfa floyte (flute)
mid-late 1900s
tarka
circa 1969
rondador (flute)
circa 1970
nay
nay
mid 1900s
unrecorded Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiian) artist, ohe hano ihu
unrecorded Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiian) artist
circa 1970
unrecorded Australian Aboriginal artist, didgeridoo
unrecorded Australian Aboriginal artist
mid-late 1900s
unrecorded Abelam artist, crop blessing flute
unrecorded Abelam artist
mid 1900s
unrecorded Tonga artist, nyele (horn)
unrecorded Tonga artist
early-mid 1900s
walking stick flute
early-mid 1900s
flute
late 1800s–1987
flute
1960s
unrecorded Chokwe artist, sansa (thumb piano)
unrecorded Chokwe artist
late 1800s–1914
unrecorded Bini artist, oba (king) figure
unrecorded Bini artist
mid-late 1900s
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806), Portrait of a Young Boy
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806)
circa 1782
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), Portrait of Mrs. Daniel Sargent Curtis
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)
1882
Arlie Regier (1931–2014), Prairie Steelscape
Arlie Regier (1931–2014)
1995
unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist, Yei rug
unrecorded Diné (Navajo) artist
1940s–1950s
flute
1900s
cross flute
circa 1961
dizi (flute)
circa 1970
shakuhachi (flute)
late 1800s–1977
Nampeyo of Hano (1859–1942, active 1880–1940); Annie Healing Nampeyo (Queuchawa) (1884–1968, active 1900–1930s), bowl
circa 1915–1920
The Muse of Music
early-mid 1800s
Augusta Savage (1892–1962), Portrait of Hugh Samson
Augusta Savage (1892–1962)
circa 1939–1940
Joyce J. Scott (born 1948), Caffeine
Joyce J. Scott (born 1948)
1994–1999
Richard Mawdsley (born 1945), Alpha-Omega: Water Tower #5
Richard Mawdsley (born 1945)
1995–1999
Clementine Hunter (1886–1988), untitled (scenes of life)
Clementine Hunter (1886–1988)
circa 1958
unrecorded Bini artist, commemorative head of an Iyoba (Queen Mother)
unrecorded Bini artist
late 1800s–1975
Luke Watson (died 1948), totem pole
Luke Watson (died 1948)
1937
Juan Palomino, quena
Juan Palomino
mid-late 1900s
unrecorded Akimel O'odham (Pima) artist, basket
unrecorded Akimel O'odham (Pima) artist
late 1800s–early 1900s
unrecorded Tohono O'odham (Papago) artist, basket
unrecorded Tohono O'odham (Papago) artist
mid 1900s
unrecorded Musqueam artist, berry basket
unrecorded Musqueam artist
late 1800s–early 1900s
Melania Mazinyani, Child Taken by Mermaid
Melania Mazinyani
1988–1996
Andreas Michel (active 1600s), lobed cup with floral engravings
Andreas Michel (active 1600s)
circa 1620
布団じ futonji (bed cover)
early 1900s, Meiji period (1868–1912)