The Coe Center has a history of exhibiting Native art in conjunction with numerous institutions and collectors around the world. In addition, each year our Hands-On Student Curators exhibit their work under a common theme. These activities are supported by open access to the Coe Collection.
Aug 4, 2013 | Exhibitions
August 10 – December 29, 2013Most Native American peoples weave baskets using various forms of grasses and shrubs, everything from sea grass, used by Eskimos and Aleuts, to willow, bracket fern and redbud used in California and the Great Basin. Fewer use...
Aug 4, 2013 | Exhibitions
All my life I’ve relied on this measured process of aesthetic absorption, whether the work is a Renaissance plaquette or a Native American wearing blanket. It involves returning over and again to the individual work of art. I revisit and bear constantly in mind...