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# "Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist"

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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.
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         Related Content      National Museum of the American Indian Presents Unprecedented Retrospective “Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist”  10.29.2015News Release      Media      -    Lee Stalsworth, Fine Art through Photography, LLCKay WalkingStick: A Sensual Suggestion         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 IndianKay 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).

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-    Lee Stalsworth, Fine Art through Photography, LLCKay 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 MuseumKay 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, IndianapolisKay 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, LLCKay 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 IndianKay 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.

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-    Courtesy Montclair Art MuseumKay 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 LoganKay 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, LLCKay 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.
 
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