T.C.Cannon exhibition, PEM

Tommy Wayne Cannon, known as "T C Cannon" was an American Indian artist, born in the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma.  His Kiowa name, Pai-doung-a-day, means "One Who Stands in the Sun". He was born on September 27, 1946, and died tragically in an automobile accident in Santa Fe, NM on May 8, 1978, at age 31.  A painter and printmaker, song writer and  poet, he became famous for his almost op-art pictures of American Indian culture.  He joined the 101st Airborne Division, and served in Viet Nam from 1967 to 1968, earning two bronze stars.  He also was inducted into the Black Leggings Society, the traditional Kiowa warriors' society. He was inducted into the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians.

Barbara brought to my attention this exhibit, which was at the Peabody-Essex Museum, and it was a very emotional experience to visit.  His sense of color could almost be linked to Mark Rothko, it was so mesmerizing. And the history!  The American Indians provided the armed forces during the Viet Nam conflict with the largest percentage of soldiers than any other ethnic group in America.  This for a country which treated them throughout our history worse than any other ethnic group.

Here are some of the artworks.  The landscape and skies remind of the Canadian artist Lawren Harris.

Two Guns Arikara

Beef Issue at Fort Hill

The US government provided beef, often rancid, to the Indians, who were often at starvation levels, to coerce them to 

accept white religion and culture. 

Cloud Madonna

A Remembered Muse (Tosca)

I would love to think what these two women think of Puccini!

Waiting for the Bus (Anadarko Princess)

Hopi with Manta

Collector #2

(Note the Van Gogh in the background)

All the Tired Horses in the Sun

Collector #3

Indian with Beaded Headdress

Rain Priest

His Hair Flows Like a River

Those Close to the Heart of God

Self-Portrait in the Studio

I can't find any reference to him having ever been displayed at the Guggenheim. 

Their mistake.

Peabody Essex Museum

Susan and I med Barbara and Bill (sister and husband) at the PEM for a special exhibit (which is the next blog), but I saw a lot of art I admire so much, each and every time I go.  Here is a select few (?) to enjoy.

Fantastic construction in the Nature as inspiration section.

Detail of above (sorry I didn't get the artist)

Alexandra Bowers

"Moth Works" 2015

Dark-waved Angle Moth

This is done by wood burning!

Emily Longbrake

"Origin/Insertion I,2 & 3" 2017"

A photo can't do justice to the delicacy and complexity of this work

Edict Tablet, 1682

Bird Cage Vase, Japan

Kano Tomokazu

about 1765-1840

Netsuke in the shape of a 

rat-infested bag of grain

One inch tall

I just looked up the current record for a Netsuke at auction.

It is an astounding 265,000 lbs at Bonham's Auctions

Artist in Satsuma Province, late 19th century

"Chinese Doctor"

Spectacular travel case, made in France, inspired by Japanese art

Matthew Hatala

"African Blackwood Vessel" 2002

Sidney R. Hutter

"Vertical Vase #5" 1997

My favorite MFA exhibition was a exhibition of artists working in glass.

Brad Sells

"Whirl"  2003

Stunning!

Donald Derry

"Mother and Daughters"  2002

Nakamura Takuo

"Box that Is No Longer a Box" ("Hako wo yameta hako")  2014

You really have to see this from every angle.

Anon. artist

"Daoist Recluse"

Netsuke, again barely an inch tall!

Naito Toyomasa (1773-1865)

"Rabbit"

Netsuke

Anon. artist, 19th. century

Natural Bamboo Root Carved as Shoki the Demon Queller

Helmet with Dragonfly, 1800s Japan

Takahiro Kondo

"Green Mist" 2007

And finally, here is the new addition to the museum under construction.

Garden in the Woods

What a wonderful afternoon, spent with Barbara, Bill, and Bruce and Irene, down from Nova Scotia.
We hiked in the "Garden in the Woods", a 45-acre conservation area dedicated to growing native New England wildflowers, conserving them, and making them available to the public.  It is all managed by the New England Wild Flower Society, and it was absolutely beautiful.  We were too late for the Trilliums, but it was still a great visit.

A few insects from the day before. 

I have a Canon 100mm f2.8 macro lens I bought many years ago and have not used often,

but it is perfect for enjoying getting really, really close!

And the first photos from the Garden in the Woods.

Eastern Blue Star
(Just heard from Barbara, with the correct identifications of the flowers)
Thank you!

 Celandine Poppy

White Fringe Tree

Flame Azalea

Northeastern Beardtongue

Wide-leaved Spiderwort

What a great sight.  A pair of Garter Snakes mating.  

(The male is the smaller of the two)

Lily  Pond

Painted Turtle

Blue Flag

Perhaps Barbara can e-mail me some of these other unidentified

Sundrops, aka Evening Primrose

New England Groundsel

Carolina Rhododendron

Growth on a shed rooftop

Benjamin Caras Fireball

Mountain American-Laurel

Wild Bleeding Heart growing out of a stump

Virginia Waterleaf

Sweet Wakerobin

This may be the same female on the other side of the pond, trying for some warmth (it was 57 degrees).

Bluets (actual name: Quaker Ladies Bluets)

European Columbine

Family activity area

Green-and-Gold

My great thanks to my Sister, Barbara, who provided me most of the identifications of the flowers. 

What a renaissance lady she is!