"Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist"

October 29, 2015
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A new exhibition at the national Museum of the American Indian is the first major retrospective of one of the world's most celebrated artists of Native American ancestry.

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  • Lee Stalsworth, Fine Art through Photography, LLC
    Kay WalkingStick: Venere Alpina

    Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee, b. 1935), Venere Alpina, 1997. Oil on canvas (left), steel mesh over acrylic, wax, and plastic stones (right), 32 x 64 in. Collection of the artist. Photo by Lee Stalsworth, Fine Art through Photography, LLC.

  • Becket Logan
    Kay WalkingStick: Over Lolo Pass
    Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee, b. 1935), Over Lolo Pass, 2003. Charcoal, gouache, and encaustic on paper, 25 x 50 in. Collection of the artist, courtesy of June Kelly Gallery. Photo by Becket Logan
  • Courtesy Montclair Art Museum
    Kay WalkingStick: Night/ᎤᎡᎢ (Usvi)

    Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee, b. 1935), Night/ᎤᎡᎢ (Usvi), 1991. Oil, acrylic, wax, and copper on canvas, 36.25 x 72.25 x 2 in. Montclair Art Museum, purchased with funds provided by Alberta Stout

  • National Museum of the American Indian
    Kay WalkingStick: New Mexico Desert

    Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee, b. 1935), New Mexico Desert, 2011.

    Oil on wood panel, 40 x 80 x 2 in. Purchased through a special gift from the Louise Ann Williams Endowment, 2013.

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  • Lee Stalsworth, Fine Art through Photography, LLC
    Kay WalkingStick: Me and My Neon Box

    Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee, b. 1935), Me and My Neon Box, 1971.

    Acrylic on canvas, 54 x 60 in. Collection of the artist.

    Photo by Lee Stalsworth, Fine Art through Photography, LLC

  • Courtesy of the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis
    Kay WalkingStick: Gioioso, Variation II

    Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee, b. 1935), Gioioso, Variation II, 2001. Oil and gold leaf on wood panel, 32 x 64 in. Courtesy of the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis.

  • Photo courtesy of the Denver Art Museum
    Kay WalkingStick: Farewell to the Smokies
    Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee, b. 1935), Farewell to the Smokies, 2007. Oil on wood panel, 36 x 72 x 1 in. Denver Art Museum: William, Sr., and Dorothy Harmsen Collection. Photo courtesy of the Denver Art Museum
  • Lee Stalsworth, Fine Art through Photography, LLC
    Kay WalkingStick: Eternal Chaos / Eternal Calm
    Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee, b. 1935), Eternal Chaos / Eternal Calm, 1993. Acrylic on canvas, 20.5 x 41 in. Collection of the artist. Photo by Lee Stalsworth, Fine Art through Photography, LLC.
  • National Museum of the American Indian
    Kay WalkingStick: Chief Joseph Series

    Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee, b. 1935), Chief Joseph series, 1974–76.

    Acrylic, ink, and wax on canvas, 20 x 15 in. each. (27 panels of a 36-panel series).

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  • Lee Stalsworth, Fine Art through Photography, LLC
    Kay WalkingStick: A Sensual Suggestion
    Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee, b. 1935), A Sensual Suggestion, 1974. Acrylic on canvas, 42 x 48 in. Collection of the artist. Photo by Lee Stalsworth, Fine Art through Photography, LLC.