Rick Bartow (Wiyot, 1946–2016), The Magical Mind in Rural America (detail), 2015. Acrylic and graphite on unstretched canvas, 73 1/2 x 219 1/2 in. (186.69 x 557.531 cm). Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions 2024.16. Artwork © Rick Bartow Trust. Photograph by Randy Dodson
Rooted in Place: California Native Art
Part of the reimagining of our Arts of Indigenous America galleries, this is the first in a series of exhibitions that highlights specific regions of Native California. This installation explores the interconnections between art, ceremony, and the land in the Karuk, Yurok, Hupa, Tolowa, Tsnungwe, and Wiyot communities of northwestern California. The exhibition presents collection highlights alongside major loans, acquisitions, and commissions by contemporary artists.
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Thomas W. Weisel Family
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The San Francisco Auxiliary of the Fine Arts Museums
Programmatic support is provided through major support by the CORA Foundation.