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EVENT
- TITLE:
- Cultural Connections: Cowboys and Indians in Sculpture
- WHEN:
- Saturday Jan. 14 - Saturday Apr. 28
- WHERE:
- Smoki Museum - Prescott
- Category:
- Museum Exhibit
DESCRIPTION
Featuring the work of Bill Nebeker, CA and Doug Hyde, Nez Perce. The Smoki Museum is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibit opening January 14, 2012. A cocktail reception with the artists will take place from 2:00 to 6:00 pm – members of the museum are free, guests $10 each.
Artists Bill Nebeker, CA and Doug Hyde, Nez Perce combine their talents in stone and bronze to bring a one-of -a-kind exhibit to the Smoki Museum. Hyde and Nebeker, long time friends, combine their unique perspectives – Cowboy and Indian, in their sculptures.
Each artist tells of the same people in very different ways. Approximately 30 sculptures will be on display throughout the museum gallery. The show will be accompanied by lectures and demonstrations.
Contact the Smoki Museum directly (928-445-1230) for more information and a specific schedule of events during the exhibit.
VENUE
- Venue:
- Smoki Museum - WEBSITE
- STREET:
- 147 N. Arizona St.
- ZIP:
- 86301
- CITY:
- Prescott
- STATE:
- AZ
- COUNTRY:
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DESCRIPTION
The ethnographic collections include clothing, ornaments and ceremonial paraphernalia from the Sioux, Apache and Woodland Indians. The extensive collection of baskets on display are from the local Yavapai, Apache, Pima, Tohono O'odham and Seri tribes and various California tribes.
The Museum's art collection includes oil and watercolor paintings, charcoal drawings and hundreds of Hopi photographs by Kate Cory. Ms. Cory decorated the Museum walls with several incredible kachina paintings.
The Smoki Museum library contains some 600 volumes, mostly on Native American prehistory and ethnography. In the library, you will find periodicals from Museum News and Pottery Southwest, among others.
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