Janet Catherine Berlo Livres

Arthur Amiotte is one of the most renowned Native American artists working today. This book focuses on his collage series, which he began in 1988. By combining historic drawings, family photographs, advertising circulars, and other imagery, Amiotte illustrates the pluralistic and richly textured lives of late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century Native people, providing a penetrating portrait of more than a century of Lakota history, narrated and visualized from a Native point of view. Amiotte undercuts one-dimensional stereotypes of Indian identity, and presents work that is inventive, humorous, melancholy, witty, profound, and philosophical.

Set in the early 1880s on a Sioux reservation, the book showcases 76 vivid images created by Black Hawk, a Dakota artist. These illustrations capture intricate ceremonial activities, personal visions, and significant historical events, providing a comprehensive visual record of Lakota art during the early reservation period. This collection, featuring 76 color and 20 black-and-white illustrations, is published for the first time, revealing the depth and richness of Lakota culture through Black Hawk's artistic lens.

An investigation of the indigenous arts of the US and Canada in the OXFORD HISTORY OF ART series. The importance of these arts to the integrity of spiritual, social, political and economic systems within Native North American societies is considered through issues such as gender, representation, the colonial encounter and contemporary arts.

Exploring the complexities of inauthentic Native American art, Janet Berlo examines various cases that highlight issues of misrepresentation and replication. She analyzes the roles of both Native and non-Native artists, including those commissioned to create replicas and others producing art for commercial purposes. Through her detailed research, Berlo sheds light on the nuances of artistic authenticity, pastiche, and the cultural implications of these practices, offering a thoughtful perspective on the intersection of art and identity.