Strong Statements

Melanie Yazzie, Diné (Navajo) (b. 1966), My Quilt, 1993. Silkscreen on cotton patchwork; 68-1/2 x 106 in. Denver Art Museum, Gift of Melanie Yazzie and Clark Barker, 2009.345 © Melanie Yazzie

Judith Lowry, Hammawi Band Pit River/Mountain Maidu/Washoe/Scottish/Irish/Australian (b. 1948), Jingle, Jingle, 1997. Acrylic paint on canvas; 69-3/4 x 64-1/2 in. Denver Art Museum, William Sr. and Dorothy Harmsen Collection, by exchange, 2007.48 © Judith Lowry