Bob Haozous, Untitled, Figure Study
Bob Haozous
1943-
Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache
Date
1999
Medium Specific
Steel, acrylic paint
Classification
Sculpture: Metal
Dimensions
7 x 9 x 4 3/4 in. (17.8 x 22.9 x 12.1 cm.)
Accession Number
2022.35.28.42
Credit
Anonymous Gift
Memo / Artist Statement
"Legitimate art is generated from the individual Native American experience, not from slavish adherence to ethnically prescribed styles of subjects. The only way of measuring human kind's genius in in art. Art is a self-portrait of society today, as well as a reflection of the individual artist. My art says I'm human, American and participating in life." (Haozous, in The Spirit of Native America, American Indian Contemporary Arts, San Francisco,1993:10)
Biography
Bob Haozous is a Chiricahua Apache sculptor known for his commentary on the American experience. He is recognized for working in a range of media, from drawing, painting, and printmaking to jewelry, but his primary focus is on sculpture, especially monumental public works. For example, the north tower of Century Link Field in Seattle contains a massive installation of four disks representing the human experience and its current relationship to the environment. Other works are found around the United States.
Bob Haozous has an interesting and varied heritage. His father was the famous Apache artist Allan Houser. His grandfather was an interpreter and runner for Geronimo and was imprisoned with him at Fort Sill. (https://www.adobegallery.com/artist/bob-haozous-1943-present)
Bob Haozous has an interesting and varied heritage. His father was the famous Apache artist Allan Houser. His grandfather was an interpreter and runner for Geronimo and was imprisoned with him at Fort Sill. (https://www.adobegallery.com/artist/bob-haozous-1943-present)
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