National Anthropological Archives

Richard Hill photographs of Native Americans, circa 1972-1978

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.83-35
Creators:
Hill, Richard W., Sr.
Dates:
circa 1972-1978
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
25 Prints
silver gelatin
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Informal photographic portraits depicting Iroquois, Seminole, and other Native American people. Images document the preparation of fry bread, a lacrosse player, a corn-husk doll maker, an Iroquois dancer, a longhouse wedding party, a Seneca wood carver making a water drum, a Seneca basketmaker, and a Seneca flute maker.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Richard W. Hill, Sr. is a Tuscarora artist, writer, educator, curator, and museum consultant. He studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago and earned a masters degree from the State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo. He taught at McMaster University, Mohawk College, Six Nations Polytechnic and SUNY Buffalo, and he served as director of the American Indian Art Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was also Assistant Director for Public Programs and an exhibition catalog writer for the National Museum of the American Indian. Hill's artwork includes photography, painting, carving, beading, and basketweaving.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Richard Hill, 1983.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 83-35, Richard Hill photographs of Native Americans, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
The Canadian Museum of Civilizations in Quebec, the Woodland Indian Cultural Center in Brantford, Ontario, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Indian Arts and Crafts Board in Washington, DC, and the Seneca Iroquois National Museum in Salamanca, New York, hold artwork by Hill.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 83-35


Keywords

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