Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas (Austin)
200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd,
Austin, TX 78712-0338
Austin, TX 78712-0338
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Museums page for John Nieto ((1936 - 2018)), known for Native American theme painting, etching, graphics, sculpture. Showing 8 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1936 Denver, Colorado - 2018. Known for: Native American theme painting, etching, graphics, sculpture.
John Nieto calls himself an American artist who paints Indians, not an Indian artist. An acclaimed leader of his field, but taking a separate path to represent Native Americans in striking symbolic... Read full biography
John Nieto calls himself an American artist who paints Indians, not an Indian artist. An acclaimed leader of his field, but taking a separate path to represent Native Americans in striking symbolic portraits, Nieto is exhibited worldwide and has had paintings accepted for the Presidential library.... Read full biography
John Nieto calls himself an American artist who paints Indians, not an Indian artist. An acclaimed leader of his field, but taking a separate path to represent Native Americans in striking symbolic portraits, Nieto is exhibited worldwide and has had paintings accepted for the Presidential library. He does not attempt to be authentic, but to show a core Native spirit. His Indians seem to belong to a universal tribe that suggest a common, Far Eastern origin, and connection with a contemporary... Read full biography
John Nieto calls himself an American artist who paints Indians, not an Indian artist. An acclaimed leader of his field, but taking a separate path to represent Native Americans in striking symbolic portraits, Nieto is exhibited worldwide and has had paintings accepted for the Presidential library. He does not attempt to be authentic, but to show a core Native spirit. His Indians seem to belong to a universal tribe that suggest a common, Far Eastern origin, and connection with a contemporary group. Early this century, Indian artists were cultivated in a white man's school and encouraged to portray ancestral and reservation experiences. Art from that period was inauthentic and oblivious to world trends. Since mid-century, Indian-born artists... Read full biography
John Nieto calls himself an American artist who paints Indians, not an Indian artist. An acclaimed leader of his field, but taking a separate path to represent Native Americans in striking symbolic portraits, Nieto is exhibited worldwide and has had paintings accepted for the Presidential library. He does not attempt to be authentic, but to show a core Native spirit. His Indians seem to belong to a universal tribe that suggest a common, Far Eastern origin, and connection with a contemporary group. Early this century, Indian artists were cultivated in a white man's school and encouraged to portray ancestral and reservation experiences. Art from that period was inauthentic and oblivious to world trends. Since mid-century, Indian-born artists began to tell a bitter truth of Indian pain from alcoholism and other social problems. John Nieto belo... Read full biography
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Museums & Collections (8)
All MuseumsBooth Western Art Museum
501 N. Museum Dr
Po Box 3070
Cartersville, GA 30120Buffalo Bill Center of the West
720 Sheridan Ave
Cody, WY 82414Heard Museum
2301 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004National Museum of Wildlife Art
2820 Rungius Road
Po Box 6825
Jackson Hole, WY 83002New Mexico Capitol Art Collection, Capitol Art Foundation
411 State Capitol
Santa Fe, NM 87501Phoenix Art Museum
1625 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004-1685White House Historical Association (WHHA)
740 Jackson Place NW,
Washington, DC 20006