A Native American of French-Cree, Shoshone, and Salish blood, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith created paintings and drawings that reflect her upbringing in a household where art and horses were equally important. Her chosen imagery often included her horse Cheyenne, tepees, tools, pottery, and other Indian artifacts. Later Smith began to incorporate collage elements into her paintings, adding calico and muslin fabric and wire mesh over which she applied paint. The result was surfaces that acquired a texture and topography reminiscent of the landscapes she was depicting. She was part of the new generation of Native American artists who redefined their culture's relationship to contemporary American life and its problematic past. She lived and worked in Corrales, New Mexico, a smaller town just north of Albuquerque – the land that inspired much of her art.
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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College
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America Meredith
ᏓᏤᏝ ᎠᏑᏗ (Datsetla Asudi), 2011
Acrylic on hardboard
37.75 x 37.75 in (95.89 x 95.89 cm)
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Wendy Red Star
The Last Thanks, 2006
Archival pigment print
24 x 36 in (60.96 x 91.44 cm)
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Ignatius Palmer
Deer, 1978
Watercolor on paper
8.5 x 11.5 in (21.59 x 29.21 cm)
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Tobias Schneebaum
Native Woman, c. 1965
Lithograph on paper
12.625 x 9.875 in (32.07 x 25.08 cm)
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Tobias Schneebaum
Warrior, c. 1960
Lithograph on paper
12.5 x 9.875 in (31.75 x 25.08 cm)
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Roger Manley
Mingari Hunters Returning, No date
Gelatin silver print
12.5 x 18.25 in (31.75 x 46.36 cm)
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Roger Manley
Nellie Red Moustache, No date
Gelatin silver print
15 x 15 in (38.1 x 38.1 cm)
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Roger Manley
Walbiri Dancers Resting
Gelatin silver print
16 x 19.875 in (40.64 x 50.48 cm)
About the artist
Jaune Quick-To-See Smith
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation
1940-2025