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Outstanding Art Show At Boulder City LibraryBy Dorothy E. SeeArt lovers and Indian history buffs will all be delighted with the display being featured in the Boulder City Library.The art show wasarranged by Myrna Nickel of the Boulder City Library and features the paintings of Indian Artist Adele Collins and the be ad w o r k of E osa I i n d Jones, a Shoshom-Piute artist in beads,Adele Collins is well-known throughout the United States for her portrayals on canvas of Indian history and customs. She is mentioned in the Encyclopedia of theAmerican Indian and has paintings in permanent collections with the Department of Interior, Washington, D C., the Vincent Price collection in Hollywood, The Heard museum in Phoenix, Gon-zaga University Indtan Center, Spokane, W ashington and Southern University Museum Some ol her paintings, such as“Saturday in Town” ondisplay in Boulder City*were included in a Department of I nterior Eli r o pe a n Tra vel i ng show. “Saturday in Town” has won several awards, andis available in areproduced M iniaturesuitable for framing, i Her collage “Tran*sition” was hung in the Cowboy Hall of ? =ne andhas won two aw ird* “Exodus, 1837 Tin .r.uac story of the lt;hiek.isaw Removal, has won two uwards and is the poignant reminder of a chapter m American history. For a change of mood her1 lt;aot taw WeddingDance” in mixed media is gay and happy. It lion aJurors award in 1970 at theFive Civilized Tribes Museum at Mufkogee, Oklahoma Adele was born in Blanchard, Oklahoma,and is a Chickasaw and Choctaw descent Since she began painting she has exhibited in Indian Art shows in SmithsonianInstitute.The Inter TribalIndian Ceremonials at Gallup. New Mexico, Scottsdale ( omtemporary Indian Show in \rizona and many other Indian Art shows. *Rosalind Jones wasborn on the Owyhee Duck Valley Indian Keserva tion, Nevada and began her head work at the age of five under the tutelage of her mother who still liveson the reservation anddoes bead work and tansdeer hides,Rosa 11 nd grad u at edfrom high school on the reservation. Since leaving the reservation sh« hasattended the IndianActors Workshop undei the direction of Jay Sil-vlt; rheels better known as the Lone Rangers ‘Tonto and acted in bit parts m the movies. She has beenin several “Gun miokoshows and has been technical advisei to Jim Arness ‘Gunsmokes“Matt Dilnn” and producer She also took part in an edtu a t . *»r« a ! t 11 in C ’a 1 It lt;1“Human Heredity**.Her bead work has been displayed in one man shows throughout Nevada and Southern C alifornia Severa I Celebrit ies, including Jonathan \Vinters, who bought one of her prized war dancer dolls, have.bought her bead work. , ,Her Library displayincludes carved deer hones for an Indian game
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Henderson Home News
Henderson, Nevada, US
Thu, Sep 07, 1972
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