A new exhibition at the national Museum of the American Indian is the first major retrospective of one of the world's most celebrated artists of Native American ancestry.
Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee, b. 1935), A Sensual Suggestion, 1974.
Acrylic on canvas, 42 x 48 in. Collection of the artist.
Photo by Lee Stalsworth, Fine Art through Photography, LLC.
National Museum of the American Indian
Kay WalkingStick: Chief Joseph Series
Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee, b. 1935), Chief Joseph series, 1974–76.
Acrylic, ink, and wax on canvas, 20 x 15 in. each. (27 panels of a 36-panel series).
National Museum of the American Indian
Lee Stalsworth, Fine Art through Photography, LLC
Kay WalkingStick: Eternal Chaos / Eternal Calm
Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee, b. 1935), Eternal Chaos / Eternal Calm, 1993.
Acrylic on canvas, 20.5 x 41 in. Collection of the artist.
Photo by Lee Stalsworth, Fine Art through Photography, LLC.
Photo courtesy of the Denver Art Museum
Kay WalkingStick: Farewell to the Smokies
Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee, b. 1935), Farewell to the Smokies, 2007.
Oil on wood panel, 36 x 72 x 1 in.
Denver Art Museum: William, Sr., and Dorothy Harmsen Collection.
Photo courtesy of the Denver Art Museum
Courtesy of the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis
Kay WalkingStick: Gioioso, Variation II
Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee, b. 1935), Gioioso, Variation II, 2001. Oil and gold leaf on wood panel, 32 x 64 in. Courtesy of the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis.
Lee Stalsworth, Fine Art through Photography, LLC
Kay WalkingStick: Me and My Neon Box
Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee, b. 1935), Me and My Neon Box, 1971.
Acrylic on canvas, 54 x 60 in. Collection of the artist.
Photo by Lee Stalsworth, Fine Art through Photography, LLC
National Museum of the American Indian
Kay WalkingStick: New Mexico Desert
Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee, b. 1935), New Mexico Desert, 2011.
Oil on wood panel, 40 x 80 x 2 in. Purchased through a special gift from the Louise Ann Williams Endowment, 2013.
National Museum of the American Indian
Courtesy Montclair Art Museum
Kay WalkingStick: Night/ᎤᎡᎢ (Usvi)
Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee, b. 1935), Night/ᎤᎡᎢ (Usvi), 1991. Oil, acrylic, wax, and copper on canvas, 36.25 x 72.25 x 2 in. Montclair Art Museum, purchased with funds provided by Alberta Stout
Becket Logan
Kay WalkingStick: Over Lolo Pass
Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee, b. 1935), Over Lolo Pass, 2003.
Charcoal, gouache, and encaustic on paper, 25 x 50 in. Collection of the artist, courtesy of June Kelly Gallery.
Photo by Becket Logan
Lee Stalsworth, Fine Art through Photography, LLC
Kay WalkingStick: Venere Alpina
Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee, b. 1935), Venere Alpina, 1997. Oil on canvas (left), steel mesh over acrylic, wax, and plastic stones (right), 32 x 64 in. Collection of the artist. Photo by Lee Stalsworth, Fine Art through Photography, LLC.