Linda Haukaas
| Linda Haukaas | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 19, 1957 Winner, SD |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Sicagun Lakota / Puerto Rican / American |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Ledger Drawings |
| Style | Pictograph style in the tradition of the Plains Indian |
Linda Haukaas (b. 1957) is a Sicangu Lakota artist known for her work in the traditional ledger art style common to 19th century Plains Indians.
EARLY LIFE[edit]
Linda Haukaas was born on September 19, 1957.[1] Her mother was Puerto Rican and her father, native Sicangu Lakota. Haukaas is affiliate with the Rosebud Sioux tribe and grew up spending time, especially during the summer months, on the Rosebud Indian Reservation as well as in Puerto Rico.[2] Her father's employment the federal government facilitated the ability to travel and live in Puerto Rico, Florida, and in Okreek (on the reservation). Her formative experiences in Puerto Rico and the Reservation were contrasting, as her life in Puerto Rico was sheltered and well managed while her life on the reservation encouraged adventures and risks. There she learned how to hunt, shoot, fish, ride bareback, quilt, bead, and dance.[3] The different environments and cultures were influential in her world view, as well as in the heritage and narrative elements that she brings to her imagery.
EDUCATION[edit]
Haukaas graduated with a B.A. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1978 and went on to receive her Masters of Community and Regional Planning from the same institution in 1987. She pursued her professional career as a Community Planner simultaneous to her art practice. In 2007, the artist completed a B.F.A. from the University of South Florida.[4]
CREATIVE PRACTICE[edit]
Following the traditions of her creative family and tribe, Haukaas has been drawing and creating since she was young. Prior to finding her artistic voice through the stylistically flat, pictographic drawings on ledger paper that deliberately referenced historical ledger art, her early practice included making dolls with beadwork and pictures on the dresses, referencing the women's clothing style worn for victory celebrations.[5] The artist began her foray into drawing on ledger paper in the 1970s when established gender roles began to change.[6] Traditional ledger drawings were made by male members of the tribe to recount heroic hunts and battles. Made on sourced bank ledger paper, Haukaas's drawings expressed the artist's recollections of female activities, family, and general tribal life. They assert female roles and emphasize women's strength, contributions, and heroicism, whether the subjects were conforming to traditional roles or breaking boundaries. The artist's imagery reflects daily and ceremonial scenes that often overlap with contemporary life and concerns, and often include levity and caricature.[7][8]
Haukaas 's subject are intricate and authentic reflections of tribal custom, history, and aesthetic. The artist draws on her personal experiences and recollections, as well as research of tribal history and practices sourced through museum holdings and archive collections.
The artist was a frequent participant and award winner in the Santa Fe Indian Market in New Mexico and the Eitlejorg Market of Western and Indian Art in Indiana.[9][10]
PERSONAL LIFE[edit]
Haukaas has a brother named Tom who is a psychiatrist and artist[11], and a daughter, named Alexis.[12] Haukaas tested positive and suffered illness due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]
ARTWORKS IN SELECTED COLLECTIONS[edit]
- Brooklyn Museum
- Hood Museum of Art
- Peabody Essex Museum
- Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
- British Museum
- University of California, San Diego
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS[edit]
- Gifts of the Spirit: Works by Nineteenth-Century and Contemporary Native American Artists. Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, Massachusetts. November 15, 1996 - May 18, 1997.
- Historic and Contemporary Plains Pictographic Art, Price Dewey Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico, December 12, 2003-January 16, 2004.
- Picturing Change: The Impact of Ledger Drawing on Native American Art, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, December 11, 2004-May 15, 2005.
- Contemporary Native American Ledger Art: Drawing on Tradition, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, August 14-December 19, 2010.
- Warriors of the Plains, Traveled: Lotherton Hall, Leeds; Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh; Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter; Manchester Museum, Manchester, 2011 - 2013.
- Stories Outside the Lines: American Indian Ledger Art. Heard Museum. Phoenix, Arizona. March 29, 2014 - September 21, 2014, Heard Museum North Scottsdale. Scottsdale, Arizona. December 15, 2012 - October 22, 2013.
- Perspectives: Native American Art from the Hood Museum of Art's Collection, Perspective in Native Studies, NAS 8, Spring 2014, Vera Palmer, Teaching Exhibition, Ivan Albright Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 24-June 16, 2014.
- Portrait of the Artist as an Indian / Portrait of the Indian as an Artist, Harteveldt Family Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, July 17, 2019-February 23, 2020.
SELECTED PUBLICATION CITATIONS[edit]
- Lester, P. D. (1995). Haukaas, linda : rosebud sioux. Biographical Directory of Native American Painters.
- Monroe, D. L., & Peabody Essex Museum. (1996). Gifts of the spirit : works by nineteenth-century & contemporary native american artists (Ser. Peabody essex museum collections, v. 132). Peabody Essex Museum.
- Pearce, Richard, Women and Ledger Art: Four Contemporary Native American Artists, University of Arizona Press, 2013.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Linda Haukaas". Heard Museum | ARGUS.net (Final). Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ↑ Randall, Teri Thomson (August 22, 2003). "Linda and Tom Haukaas: Reviving Ledger Art". The Sant Fe New Mexican.
- ↑ Pearce, Richard (2013). Women and ledger art : four contemporary Native American artists. Tucson. ISBN 0-8165-9982-3. OCLC 841912503. Search this book on
- ↑ Information sourced from documents housed in the Native American Artist Archive at the Institute of American Indian Arts
- ↑ Sourced from imagery found in the Native American Indian Artist Archives at the Institute of American Indian Arts
- ↑ Pearce, Richard. "Linda Haukaas's Ledger Art Since 2013". Linda Haukaas. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Horse Nation". Brooklyn Museum. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Pearce, Richard (2013). Women and ledger art : four contemporary Native American artists. Tucson. ISBN 0-8165-9982-3. OCLC 841912503. Search this book on
- ↑ "Native American Artist Archive". Institute of the American Indian Arts.
- ↑ "Indian Market Winners 2017". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Randall, Teri Thomson (August 22, 2003). "Linda and Tom Haukaas: Reviving Ledger Art". The Santa Fe New Mexican.
- ↑ Pearce, Richard (2013). Women and ledger art : four contemporary Native American artists. Tucson. ISBN 0-8165-9982-3. OCLC 841912503. Search this book on
- ↑ "Florida coronavirus: Sarasota mom says she's battling virus along with testing delays". WFLA. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
External Links to Artworks in Museum Collections[edit]
Horse Nation, 2010
Quilling Society, 2010
Return from War Dance, 2003
Manly Heart Woman Stealling Back Horses, 2003
Woman's Dance at Okreek, 1995
Snagging, 2001
Protecting Our Families, 2009
Tunkasila Tunkasila help!, 2013
Interspecies love, 2009
Don't you think I'm sexy, 2008
At the Museum, c. 2001
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