Laverne Brackens
A textile artist from Fairfield, Texas, Laverne Brackens represents a long tradition of improvisational quiltmaking among African-American women.
A textile artist from Fairfield, Texas, Laverne Brackens represents a long tradition of improvisational quiltmaking among African-American women.
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Julia Parker spent most of her years living and working in Yosemite Village in California.
Karen Ann Hoffman has been beading peace, beauty, and meaning through her Haudenosaunee Raised Beadwork since the 1990s.
Native American basketmaker
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Lebanese-American poet, essayist, and visual artist
Prominent Native American painter
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