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LEARNING CURVE Winter/Spring 2010 Native American Weaving Basketry and Textiles, Antique and Contemporary Examine design elements, materials, and weaving techniques used by Southwest, Great Basin, and California Native American artists in creating their basketry, both in antique and contemporary examples, as well as an in depth look at Navajo blankets, Germantowns, and contemporary rugs with an insider’s view of the artists working today. Week 1: Basketry When: Thursdays, Mar 11 and 25, 9:30-11:30am Instructor: Terry DeWald, author of The Papago Indians and Their Basketry, has been a prominent dealer, lecturer, appraiser and author in American Indian Art for more than 35 years. His father was a journalist and photographer who covered the Southwest for Time and Life magazines and other national publications. His mother was one of the founding members of the Heard Museum Guild. Mr. DeWald’s degrees are from the University of Arizona where he studied history of the American West, anthropology and Native American history. He has done appraisals for the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, the Philbrook Museum in Tulsa, the Heard Museum in Phoenix, and the Arizona State Museum in Tucson. He has given presentations for Smithsonian groups, archeological seminars, major art auctions, exhibitions, and has spoken at many of our National Parks & Monuments. Mr. DeWald is an active trader, buying art from over 100 Native Americans each week. He is a major dealer and collector of antique Native American art and is a full member of ATADA (Antique Tribal Art Dealers Association) and has advised major auction houses such as Christie’s, Bonhams & Butterfields, and Sotheby’s. |
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