The National Museum of the American Indian Presents Water's Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe

"Truman Lowe (Hoocąk, 1944-2019), " Feather Canoe" (ca. 1993). National Museum of the American Indian 27/607 On view at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC, Water's Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe is the first major retrospective of work by acclaimed artist Truman Lowe (1944-2019). Featuring nearly 50 sculptures and drawings, the exhibition reflects on Lowe's Hoocąk (Ho-Chunk) cultural traditions, memory, and relationships with water and place."

"As an artist, museum curator, university educator and mentor, Lowe influenced generations of emerging artists, scholars and curators. He left an enduring legacy to the fields of American and Native North American art. An internationally exhibited artist, Lowe also taught sculpture for 35 years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was the founding curator of contemporary art at the National Museum of the American Indian. While there, he significantly expanded the museum's contemporary art collection."

Water's Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe is the first major retrospective of Truman Lowe's work, presented at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC. The exhibition features nearly 50 evocative sculptures and drawings that engage Hoocąk (Ho-Chunk) cultural traditions, memory, and relationships with water and place. The landmark presentation assembles monumental sculptures and significant works from public and private collections, including 28 works from the museum's holdings. Lowe served as artist, curator, educator, and mentor, taught sculpture for 35 years, and expanded contemporary Native art representation within major institutions.

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