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Exhibition History"Art of the American Indian: The Thaw Collection," The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, March 2, 2010 - May 30, 2010; Minneapolis Museum of Art, Minneapolis, MN, October 24, 2010 - January 9, 2011; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, April 24, 2011 - September 23, 2011; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, December 4, 2011 - February 12, 2012.
"As They Saw It: Women Artists Then & Now," Springfield Museums, Michele and Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA, October 14, 2023 - January 14, 2024; Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY, April 1, 2024 - September 2, 2024.
ProvenanceMichael Engl, Sun Valley, Idaho
Bibliography"Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005" in Heritage magazine, 2005, vol 20. pg. 39.
Fognell, Eva. “Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection.” Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2010, p. 115.
Berlo, Janet, and Ruth Phillips. “Native North American Art.” 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press 2015. First edition 1988. p.160, fig. 4.29.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 282.
Artist
Louise Bernice Hickox
(1896 - 1967, Wiyot/Hupa)
Basket
Datec. 1915
MediumMyrtle sticks, split willow or wild grape root, bear grass, maidenhair fern, dyed porcupine quills
DimensionsOverall: 8 × 7 in. (20.3 × 17.8 cm)
Object numberT0816a-b
Credit LineGift of Mr. Michael Engl
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label Text
Elizabeth Hickox baskets were marketed by Grace Nicholson of Pasadena, an art dealer specializing in American Indian basketry. Hickox's departure from traditional California basketry resulted in aesthetically distinctive and technically superb baskets. They sometimes approach 800 stitches per inch and were so demanding that only her daughter, Louise, was able to perfect the technique after years of instruction. These two baskets exemplify the elegant design and meticulous workmanship of these master weavers.Exhibition History"Art of the American Indian: The Thaw Collection," The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, March 2, 2010 - May 30, 2010; Minneapolis Museum of Art, Minneapolis, MN, October 24, 2010 - January 9, 2011; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, April 24, 2011 - September 23, 2011; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, December 4, 2011 - February 12, 2012.
"As They Saw It: Women Artists Then & Now," Springfield Museums, Michele and Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA, October 14, 2023 - January 14, 2024; Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY, April 1, 2024 - September 2, 2024.
ProvenanceMichael Engl, Sun Valley, Idaho
Bibliography"Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005" in Heritage magazine, 2005, vol 20. pg. 39.
Fognell, Eva. “Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection.” Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2010, p. 115.
Berlo, Janet, and Ruth Phillips. “Native North American Art.” 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press 2015. First edition 1988. p.160, fig. 4.29.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 282.
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