Annual Ronald and Nelani Walker Lecture
“Painting Native America: Indigenous Artists in the Twentieth Century"
Capturing the intersection of history and art history, Painting Native America follows generations of Indigenous artists who contributed Native art in North American culture and society. They negotiated questions such as how to use art for social and political goals, what constitutes “Indian Art,” and how to make a living. With Native American art in museums and public spaces, Indigenous artists rewrote dominant narratives of North American history, foregrounding Native perspectives and indigenizing the art world.
Nicolas G. Rosenthal
Nicolas G. Rosenthal is chair and professor of history at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where he has taught and researched Indigenous, American West, and United States history for the past 20 years. He received his BA and MA from the University of Oregon and PhD in history from the University of California, Los Angeles. In addition to his new book, Painting Native America: Indigenous Artists in the Twentieth Century (Nebraska, 2016), he is the author of Reimagining Indian Country: Native American Migration and Identity in Twentieth-Century Los Angeles (North Carolina, 2012), and several articles appearing in scholarly journals and exhibition catalogs.