A netlike blue ceramic sculpture — Courtney Leonard (Shinnecock, born 1980) *Abundance (Blue),* 2015. Ceramic. Gift of Dr. Loren G. Lipson, T2017-72-2.

GROUNDED: Contemporary Ceramics, Gifts of Dr. Loren G. Lipson

Now on View

Irene Helen Jones Parks Gallery of Art

About the Special Installation

Forged from the land itself, contemporary ceramics reflect an intimate working relationship with the environment and centuries’ worth of artistic tradition. On display in the Parks Gallery as well as the Duttenhaver Case in the Autry’s lobby, GROUNDED: Contemporary Ceramics, Gifts of Dr. Loren G. Lipson will feature major examples of contemporary Native ceramics by Roxanne Swentzell (Santa Clara Pueblo), Richard Zane Smith (Wyandotte), Wallace Nez (Navajo), and Courtney Leonard (Shinnecock).

Highlights

a ceramic vase with sculpted native american images — Tammy Garcia (Santa Clara Pueblo, born 1969), *Untitled*, 2013. Ceramic. Gift of Mrs. Gene Autry, 2016.30.1

a ceramic sculpture of an un-idealized nude woman — Roxanne Swentzell (Santa Clara Pueblo, born 1962), *Queen of Clay*, undated. Ceramic. Gift of Dr. Loren G. Lipson, 2018.3.1-2

a ceramic vase with abstract patterns — Richard Zane Smith (Wyandotte, born 1955), *aurora borealis*, 1988, repainted 2011. Ceramic. Gift of Dr. Loren G. Lipson, 2018.4.1

a round ceramic sculpture with a painted deer images — Wallace Nez (Dine, born 1972). *Many Powers*, 2014. Ceramic. Gift of Dr. Loren G. Lipson, T2018-19-1

a round ceramic sculpture with a painted deer image — Wallace Nez (Dine, born 1972). *Many Powers* (detail), 2014. Ceramic. Gift of Dr. Loren G. Lipson, T2018-19-1

a round ceramic vase with inlaid sculpted and painted turtles and butterflies — Wallace Nez (Diné, born 1972), *Turtles,* 2014. Ceramic. Gift of Dr. Loren G. Lipson, T2015-1-1.

a ceramic sculpture of a vessel like shape with a goose head — Courtney Leonard (Shinnecock, born 1980) *12 x 17,* 2007. Ceramic, steel, wood. Gift of Dr. Loren G. Lipson, T2017-72-3

Land Acknowledgment

The Autry Museum of American West acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). We recognize that the Autry Museum and its campuses are located on the traditional lands of Gabrielino/Tongva peoples and we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

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