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What did post–World War II critics find overshadowed Angel De Cora's artwork?
What did post–World War II critics find overshadowed Angel De Cora's artwork?
- Her Western art training (correct)
- Her paradoxical character
- Her Native American heritage
- Her idealism and artistry
To characterize Angel De Cora as a Native American artist today involves a paradox because:
To characterize Angel De Cora as a Native American artist today involves a paradox because:
- She descended from a line of famous chiefs.
- She disseminated a rhetoric of authenticity about her artwork.
- Her artwork is overshadowed by her Western art training.
- Her trace remains visible but her contribution to Native American art is no longer perceived. (correct)
What did Angel De Cora draw on for the lettering in 'Kwakiutl' from The Indians’ Book?
What did Angel De Cora draw on for the lettering in 'Kwakiutl' from The Indians’ Book?
- Spiritual essence of grizzly bear and killer whale
- Kwakiutl design motifs (correct)
- Winnebago reservation life
- Text from the book
What did Elaine Goodale Eastman characterize Angel De Cora as?
What did Elaine Goodale Eastman characterize Angel De Cora as?
What organization did Angel De Cora help found in 1911?
What organization did Angel De Cora help found in 1911?
What was the primary objective of the Society of American Indians that Angel De Cora helped found?
What was the primary objective of the Society of American Indians that Angel De Cora helped found?
What did Angel De Cora believe designers should do to make their products more popular?
What did Angel De Cora believe designers should do to make their products more popular?
Who did Angel De Cora collaborate with on Carlisle's innovative monthly arts and crafts style magazine?
Who did Angel De Cora collaborate with on Carlisle's innovative monthly arts and crafts style magazine?
What was the outcome of Angel De Cora's collaboration with William 'Lone Star' Dietz?
What was the outcome of Angel De Cora's collaboration with William 'Lone Star' Dietz?
When did Angel De Cora die?
When did Angel De Cora die?
What did Angel De Cora emphasize Native women could achieve by applying their tribal designs to popular items?
What did Angel De Cora emphasize Native women could achieve by applying their tribal designs to popular items?
'The only difference between me and the women on the reservations,' De Cora had told her, 'is that I have chosen to apply my native Indian gift in the white man’s world.' What does this statement imply about Angel De Cora's perspective?
'The only difference between me and the women on the reservations,' De Cora had told her, 'is that I have chosen to apply my native Indian gift in the white man’s world.' What does this statement imply about Angel De Cora's perspective?
'Angel always insisted that she had no more talent than any other Indian woman, because they had been natural crafts people and artists from prehistoric times.' What does this statement reveal about Angel De Cora's humility?
'Angel always insisted that she had no more talent than any other Indian woman, because they had been natural crafts people and artists from prehistoric times.' What does this statement reveal about Angel De Cora's humility?
'There is little tangible evidence that now can be shown of what Angel wrought, and above all, of what she dreamed.' What does this statement imply about Angel De Cora's impact?
'There is little tangible evidence that now can be shown of what Angel wrought, and above all, of what she dreamed.' What does this statement imply about Angel De Cora's impact?
According to Natalie Curtis, what was the difference between Angel De Cora and other Indian women?
According to Natalie Curtis, what was the difference between Angel De Cora and other Indian women?
What was Linda De Cora known for defying?
What was Linda De Cora known for defying?
Where did Linda De Cora study under Howard Pyle?
Where did Linda De Cora study under Howard Pyle?
In which magazine were Linda De Cora's illustrations published in the late 1890s?
In which magazine were Linda De Cora's illustrations published in the late 1890s?
What did Howard Pyle encourage Linda De Cora to do?
What did Howard Pyle encourage Linda De Cora to do?
What challenges did Linda De Cora face due to her gender and heritage?
What challenges did Linda De Cora face due to her gender and heritage?
In which book did Linda De Cora contribute a painting for the front cover in 1900?
In which book did Linda De Cora contribute a painting for the front cover in 1900?
Where did Linda De Cora study under Joseph DeCamp?
Where did Linda De Cora study under Joseph DeCamp?
In which city did Linda De Cora immerse herself in the less provincial art scene?
In which city did Linda De Cora immerse herself in the less provincial art scene?
Which book in 2021 featured Linda De Cora's work?
Which book in 2021 featured Linda De Cora's work?
Where did Linda De Cora move to study with Frank Benson and Edmund C. Tarbell?
Where did Linda De Cora move to study with Frank Benson and Edmund C. Tarbell?
What did Howard Pyle express concerns about regarding Linda De Cora?
What did Howard Pyle express concerns about regarding Linda De Cora?
Where did Linda De Cora design book covers using abstract Indian motifs?
Where did Linda De Cora design book covers using abstract Indian motifs?
What did Angel De Cora contribute to 'The Indians' Book' by Natalie Curtis?
What did Angel De Cora contribute to 'The Indians' Book' by Natalie Curtis?
What led to the invention of a new type of lettering for each Indian picture in 'The Indians' Book'?
What led to the invention of a new type of lettering for each Indian picture in 'The Indians' Book'?
Where did Angel De Cora establish the 'Native Indian Art' Department?
Where did Angel De Cora establish the 'Native Indian Art' Department?
What was the focus of Angel De Cora's curriculum at the 'Native Indian Art' Department?
What was the focus of Angel De Cora's curriculum at the 'Native Indian Art' Department?
Where did Angel De Cora present a paper to challenge the primitivist perception of Native art and artists?
Where did Angel De Cora present a paper to challenge the primitivist perception of Native art and artists?
What did Angel De Cora observe about the use of colors by Native women in their artwork?
What did Angel De Cora observe about the use of colors by Native women in their artwork?
What movement was Angel De Cora a key figure in?
What movement was Angel De Cora a key figure in?
What marked the beginning of Angel De Cora's career in introducing and popularizing Native design?
What marked the beginning of Angel De Cora's career in introducing and popularizing Native design?
Where did Angel De Cora dismiss her earlier work?
Where did Angel De Cora dismiss her earlier work?
What is one common misconception about Angel De Cora?
What is one common misconception about Angel De Cora?
What continues to be taught in Native art classes regarding Angel De Cora's observations about Native art and design?
What continues to be taught in Native art classes regarding Angel De Cora's observations about Native art and design?
What did Angel De Cora observe while growing up near the Missouri River?
What did Angel De Cora observe while growing up near the Missouri River?
Who did Angel De Cora notice have artistic abilities at a young age?
Who did Angel De Cora notice have artistic abilities at a young age?
In which book was Angel De Cora not recognized as a significant Native artist despite her influence on the text?
In which book was Angel De Cora not recognized as a significant Native artist despite her influence on the text?
Who highlighted Angel De Cora's artistic career in the book Images of a Vanished Life?
Who highlighted Angel De Cora's artistic career in the book Images of a Vanished Life?
Where did Angel De Cora attend after being abducted by a White recruiter?
Where did Angel De Cora attend after being abducted by a White recruiter?
When did Angel De Cora begin her formal art training?
When did Angel De Cora begin her formal art training?
Where did Angel De Cora study anatomy, drawing from casts, and painting?
Where did Angel De Cora study anatomy, drawing from casts, and painting?
What prize did Angel De Cora win at Smith College?
What prize did Angel De Cora win at Smith College?
Which of the following statements is true about Angel De Cora?
Which of the following statements is true about Angel De Cora?
What did Ethnographer John Ewers think about Angel De Cora's work?
What did Ethnographer John Ewers think about Angel De Cora's work?
What skills did Angel De Cora receive recognition for?
What skills did Angel De Cora receive recognition for?
Study Notes
- Angel De Cora grew up with her grandparents near the Missouri River, observing her tribeswomen's silverwork, beadwork, and appliqué.
- She noticed her sister's artistic abilities at a young age.
- De Cora was not recognized as a significant Native artist in the National Museum of the American Indian's commemorative book, Creation's Journey (1994), despite her influence on the text.
- Ethnographer John Ewers highlighted De Cora's artistic career in his book, Images of a Vanished Life (1956), but thought her work was not distinctly Native enough.
- De Cora attended the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute in 1883 after being abducted by a White recruiter.
- Her formal art training began at Smith College in 1892, where she studied anatomy, drawing from casts, and painting.
- De Cora was the first Native American woman to win the undergraduate prize in cast drawing at Smith College and received recognition for her skills in clay modeling.
- Upon graduation, she submitted her portfolio to Philadelphia's Drexel Institute of Art and was admitted to study illustration under Howard Pyle.
- De Cora traveled to the Fort Berthold reservation in North Dakota in 1897 to sketch and paint the Indians, and her portraits of the old chiefs are of great value and beauty.
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