Colonized through Art

American Indian Schools and Art Education, 1889–1915

Marinella Lentis

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University of Nebraska Press
01 August 2017

Colonial art; Social & cultural history; Indigenous peoples; Moral & social purpose of education

"Colonized through Art explores how the federal government used art education for American Indian children as an instrument for the ""colonization of consciousness,"" hoping to instill the values and ideals of Western society while simultaneously maintaining a political, social, economic, and racial hierarchy.

Focusing on the Albuquerque Indian School in New Mexico, the Sherman Institute in Riverside, California, and the world's fairs and local community exhibitions, Marinella Lentis examines how the U.S. government's solution to the ""Indian problem"" at the end of the nineteenth century emphasized education and assimilation. Educational theories at the time viewed art as the foundation of morality and as a way to promote virtues and personal improvement. These theories made the subject of art a natural tool for policy makers and educators to use in achieving their assimilationist goals of turning student ""savages"" into civilized men and women. Despite such educational regimes for students, however, indigenous ideas about art oftentimes emerged ""from below,"" particularly from well-known art teachers such as Arizona Swayney and Angel DeCora.

Colonized through Art explores how American Indian schools taught children to abandon their cultural heritage and produce artificially ""native"" crafts that were exhibited at local and international fairs. The purchase of these crafts by the general public turned students' work into commodities and schools into factories."

By: Marinella Lentis
Imprint: University of Nebraska Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9780803255449
ISBN 10: 0803255446
Pages: 450
Publication Date: 01 August 2017
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Marinella Lentis is an independent researcher specializing in historical Native arts and education.

Reviews for Colonized through Art: American Indian Schools and Art Education, 1889–1915

Marinella Lentis deftly lays out the terrain of Indian school art programs... A significant contribution to the field, Colonized through Art clearly, succinctly, and broadly expands our knowledge of the ways government officials pushed assimilation through art--not to mention the resistance many Native students creatively expressed. - Linda M. Waggoner, author of Fire Light: The Life of Angel De Cora, Winnebago Artist