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“jaune quick-to-see smith has, over the decades, established herself as an important and influential American artist. This beautifully illustrated and marvelously written publication is the first book-length study of her art. Museum curator and art historian Carolyn Kastner treats Quick-to-See Smith’s work both from a broad perspective that situates it within the history of an American modernism and from close inspections of individual pieces. Kastner elegantly interweaves analyses of the formal qualities of each artwork with its often complex and subtle ideological, political, and historical messages. As I read this book, I was captivated by the artist and her works from beginning to end, and impressed by Kastner’s insightful and sensitive interpretations.” —Aldona Jonaitis, University of Alaska Fairbanks “carolyn kastner’s monograph on Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, a distinguished (Native) American artist of Sqelix’u, Métis, and Shoshone ancestry, is thoughtful and nuanced. Sensitive to Smith’s expressive facture, symbolic color, and cross-cultural iconography, Kastner demonstrates how she simultaneously contributes to and critiques the history of American art. Emphasizing Smith’s political will and artistic discipline, Kastner’s close and careful reading of this major modernist intensifies and clarifies my admiration for her aesthetic achievement.” —W. Jackson Rushing III, coauthor and editor of Modern Spirit: The Art of George Morrison “carolyn kastner’s subtle close reading of a number of important works by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith will deepen and enrich every reader’s understanding of this important American artist.” —Janet Catherine Berlo, professor of visual and cultural studies, University of Rochester, and coauthor, Native North American Art “carolyn kastner, in this important and long overdue survey of the work of Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, demonstrates how this artist’s oeuvre actively defies conventional narratives that isolate the art of Native Americans so that it remains outside of the canon of postwar American art. Kastner’s insightful readings of Quick-to-See Smith’s art reveal how she at once makes use of and critiques both the formal vocabularies and techniques of American avant-garde artists ranging from Abstract Expressionist Willem De Kooning through Pop artists Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg to Neo-Expressionist Jean Michel Basquiat. Through close readings, this book provides an essential monographic appraisal of Quick-to-See Smith’s art while arguing for a more expansive account of the history of American modernism.” —Evelyn Hankins, Hirshhorn Museum Art | American Indians University of New Mexico Press unmpress.com | 800-249-7737 ISBN 978-0-8263-5389-4 ËxHSKIMGy353894zv*:+:!:+:! ...

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