Native Studio Art Since the 1920s: The Healey Collection

This catalog charts the rise of Native American studio art in the twentieth century. 

Native modern studio art represents a critical yet often overlooked history. The publication sheds light on the remarkable, intergenerational story of modern Indigenous painters and sculptors who first developed then revolutionized the movement for Native American fine art.

Native Studio Art Since the 1920s reproduces an outstanding group of works from the William P. Healey Collection at the Saint Louis Art Museum. Across a range of media, the selection includes sixty-three Indigenous artists with a focus on the Western United States. The book’s comprehensive breadth conveys major narratives and key figures of twentieth-century Native American art. Advancing multi-vocal knowledge, this collection catalogue features essays by art historians, conservators, and artists’ relations

Hardcover | 230 pages