Allan Houser

(Native American, 1914–1994)

earth mother by allan houser

Allan Houser

Earth Mother, 1981

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young beauty by allan houser

Allan Houser

Young Beauty, 1990

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seeing the sunset by allan houser

Allan Houser

Seeing the Sunset, 1994

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Allan Houser

White River Woman

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Allan Houser

New Dance Shawl

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Allan Houser

Afternoon Rest

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Allan Houser

Blessing A New Day, 1978

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Allan Houser

Waiting to Be Blessed, 1985

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Allan Houser

Plains Shawl Dance, 1990

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Allan Houser

Cowboy Bronco Rider, 1967

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Allan Houser

The Young Potter

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standing drummer by allan houser

Allan Houser

Standing Drummer, 1970

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Biography

Timeline

1914
Born in Oklahoma, a member of the Chiricahua Apache tirbe. Born June 30 to Sam and Blossom Haozous on the family farm near Apache, Oklahoma
1934 - 1938
Studied under Dorothy Dunn at the Painting Studio of the Santa Fe Indian School, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
1939
Exhibited paintings at the World’s Fair, New York, New York.
Participated in the Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, California.
With Navajo painter Gerald Nailor, commissioned to paint murals in the Department of the Interior Building, Washington, D.C.
Paintings exhibited at the World’s Fair, San Francisco; the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C.; and the Art Institute of Chicago.
1940
Commissioned to paint life-size murals in the Department of the Interior Building Penthouse, Washington, D.C.
Studied with Norwegian muralist Olle Nordmark in a special program for outstanding students and teachers at the Fort Sill Indian School in Lawton, Oklahoma. Encouraged by Nordmark to explore sculpture.
1947
Commissioned by the Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kansas, to create a monumental marble sculpture, Comrade in Mourning, honoring the Native Americans whom died in World War II. The sculpture was dedicated in 1948.
1949
Guggenheim fellowships for painting and sculpture
Awarded the Grand Award, third annual competition, Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Received a Guggenheim Fellowship in painting and sculpture. Worked on his projects in a studio set up on the family farm in Oklahoma.
1950
Commissioned by the Southern Plains Indian Museum, Anadarko, Oklahoma, to create four dioramas.
1951 - 1962
Professor at the Intermountain Indian School, Brigham City, UT
Artist-in-Residence and teacher at the Inter-Mountain School, Brigham City, Utah.

Exhibitions

2008
October 24, 2008 – July 2009, “Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family”, the Oklahoma Museum of History, Oklahoma City.
October 11, 2008 – April 26, 2009, Allan Houser solo exhibition “Sprits from New Mexico”, museum pavilion, Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey.
2007
Dedication of Peaceful Serenity at The Sherman House at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire (Collection of the Hood Museum).
Glenn Green Galleries A Celebration of our 20 years with Allan Houser: Exhibit of Rare Lifetime Creations in Stone, Wood and Bronze
April 20, 2006 – April 30, 2007, “Allan Houser: An American Treasure”, an exhibition of major bronze sculpture, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
October 6, 2006 – May 6, 2007, “Shadow and Form”, a retrospective featuring works from the Heard Museum permanent collection and the Allan Houser Foundation Archives, the Heard Museum North, Scottsdale, Arizona.
2006
Allan Houser & Phillip Haozous, Figarelli Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ
Allan Houser: An American Treasure, Museums on the Hill, Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM
Naples Museum of Art Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, FL
2005
September 13, 2005 - January 8, 2006, “Allan Houser” solo exhibition of sculpture, watercolors and drawings, Naples Museum of Art, Naples, Florida.
2004
February 7 – August 8, “Allan Houser”, an exhibition of sculpture and drawings, The Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
September 21, 2004 – September 21, 2005, “Native Modernism: The Art of George Morrison and Allan Houser”, a retrospective exhibition, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C.
National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Retrospective Exhibition and Museum Opening
2003
“We’re Still Here with the Mountains”, exhibition produced by the Allan Houser Foundation opens February 1,2003 at the Hubbard Museum, Ruidoso Downs, NM.
“Illustrations: Selected Book Illustrations by Allan Houser”, a collection of 45 book illustrations produced by Allan Houser Foundation. Exhibit opens at Museum at Warm Springs, Oregon.
July 4 – September 28, “Water” exhibit travels to Price Tower Art Center, Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
October 1 – December 3, “Selected Works”, an exhibition of drawings, book illustrations, and sculpture, Sundance Institute, Sundance, Utah.
2002
February 23 - March 31, “Anthology of Mother and Child Exhibition”, Figarelli Fine Art, Scottsdale, Arizona.
March 13 – May 2, “Water”, exhibit travels to Museum of the Southwest, Midland, Texas.
2000
September 2001 - March 2002, “The Monumental Sculptures of Allan Houser Exhibition”, featuring: May We Have Peace, Resting at the Spring, Watercarrier, Meeting on the Trail, Ready to Dance, Spirit of the Mountains, Unconquered II, Homeward Bound , Sacred Rain Arrow, Prayer, and Raindrops. Exhibition also includes Phillip M. Haozous’s Allan Houser Haozous 1914-1994, Salt Lake City, Utah.
August 18 - 19, Preview of “The Monumental Sculpture of Allan Houser”, Indian Market Exhibition, The Allan Houser Compound, Santa Fe, New Mexico.June 30, “Honoring an American Master” Press announcement of the Olympic Exhibition featuring speakers Billy Mills, 1964 10,000 Meter Olympic Gold Medalist, and Ray Grant, Director of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games Cultural Olympiad.
1999
“Allan Houser Haozous: The Lifetime Work of an American Master”, Documentary Video Screened in Native Forum Program II, presented by the Sundance Institute at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah.
“Allan Houser: Drawings & Sculpture Exhibition”, Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
“Allan Houser, Henry Moore & Pablo Picasso Exhibition”, Georgetown Gallery of Art, International Art Fair, “Art Palm Beach”, Palm Beach, Florida.
1998
“Allan Houser, Henry Moore, & Pablo Picasso Exhibition”, Georgetown Gallery of Art, International Art Fair, Art Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida.
“Allan Houser: Selected Drawings and Sculpture Exhibition”, R. Paul Mooney Fine Art, Scottsdale, Arizona.

Literature

2004
Rushing, W. Jackson III, Allan Houser: An American Master (Chiricahua Apache 1914-1994), Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2004
Lowe, Truman, Native Modernism: The Art of George Morrison and Allan Houser, University of Washington Press, 2004
2001
“Monumental Legacy,” The Salt Lake Tribune, Travel, July 15, 2001
Drabanski, Emily, “Houser honored at 2002 Olympics,” New Mexico, November 2001
Griggs, Brandon, “Going for the Bronze,” The Salt Lake Tribune, September 9, 2001
2000
Davila, Erika, “Houser’s Legacy,” Santa Fe New Mexican, December 7, 2000
1992
Smithsonian Institution Press and Glenn Green Galleries Second Edition printing hardcover
1987
Godine Press Allan Houser (Haozous) hardcover biography by Barbara Perlman
Perlman, Barbara¸ Allan Houser: (Ha-o-zous), David R. Godine, Publisher, 1987
1986
Lawson, Kyle, “Allan Houser: The Artist as Masterpiece,” Phoenix Gazette, February 27, 1986