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The Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) is adding three recent
acquisitions to its planned exhibition, Expanded Views II:
Native American Art in Focus. The free exhibition in Gallery
29A will now open Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, and run through
Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020.
“The Museum is very fortunate to add to its growing collection of
Native American art, which allows us to display it as a
fundamental area of a reimagined American art history,” said
Director of Curatorial Affairs Halona Norton-Westbrook. “To
prepare the gallery for these recent acquisitions and the loans
from other institutions, the opening of the exhibition is moving
from Nov. 9 to Dec. 5. We are also extending the closing date by
a month so visitors will have the same opportunity to see the
exhibition.”
The new acquisitions include Beauty in Dreams (2019), a
beaded bag by Ken Williams, Jr. (Arapaho/Seneca); San
Ildefonso Polychrome Storage Jar (c. 1902-1910), Native
clay, pigment attributed to Martina Vigil and Florentino Montoya
(San Ildefonso), and Swept Away (2016), a handwoven
basket by Shan Goshorn (American, Eastern Band Cherokee).
Other highlights of this new installation will include a rotating
selection of Navajo textile masterworks, on special loan from
the Crane Collection at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
“These works have been selected for their incredible beauty,
exquisite craftsmanship, and ability to powerfully demonstrate
the importance of Navajo textiles as a significant art tradition
that warrants inclusion in a broadened understanding of what
constitutes American art.” said Norton-Westbrook.
Expanded Views II:
Native American Art in Focus is sponsored by the Ohio Arts Council with additional support
from 2019 Exhibition Program Sponsor ProMedica. Admission to the
exhibition is free.
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