Nicolas G. Rosenthal Awarded 2024 NEH Summer Stipend to Support Book on Multifaceted Experiences of Indigenous Artists

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2024 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipend. The prestigious grant provided Rosenthal with the time and funds to work on his book manuscript “Painting Native America: Indigenous Artists in the Twentieth Century,” set to be published by the University of Nebraska Press in Fall 2025. 

Rosenthal specializes in Indigenous, American West, and 20th Century U.S. history. His research focuses on the intersection of American Indian and modern American culture and society. His forthcoming book delves into generations of Indigenous artists who have sought to make a place for Native art in North American culture and society, and the broader art world. Written at the intersection of history and art history, this book tells the story of Indigenous artists and their experiences negotiating such questions as how to use art for social and political goals, what constitutes “Indian art,” and how to make a living as artists, showing how previous struggles shaped each generation’s approach to these issues. It demonstrates that by “Painting Native America” in museums, galleries, and public spaces, Indigenous artists rewrote dominant narratives of North American history, foregrounding Native perspectives while indigenizing the art world. 

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