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Clitso Dedman, Navajo Carver : His Art and His World
- Author / Creator
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- Online
- Summary
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"This first biography of artist and carver Clitso Dedman presents the life and work of one of the most important but overlooked Navajo artists of his generation"--
Details
- Creator
- Rebecca M. Valette
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- First edition
- Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press, [2023]
- ©2023
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (289 pages)
- ISBNs
- 9781496237446, 9781496237439, 1496237447, 9781496235817, 1496237439, 1496235819
- OCLC
- on1407315033
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Machine generated contents note: List of Illustrations -- Map: Navajo Reservation, 1934 -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Early Years in Chinle -- Chapter 2. Boarding School -- Chapter 3. Railroad Apprentice -- Chapter 4. Trading Post Years -- Chapter 5. From Wagon to Automobile -- Chapter 6. An Unanticipated Career Shift -- Chapter 7. Back to Chinle -- Chapter 8. Woodcarver -- Chapter 9. A Forgotten Artist -- Epilogue. A New Navajo Art -- Appendix. Inventory of Clitso Dedman Carvings -- Bibliography -- Endnotes -- Index