Discover America with the First Americans

Date created
1969
Culture/People
Hopi Pueblo
Artist/Maker
Joe Powskey, Hualapai (Walapai)/Hopi Pueblo
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)
Commissioner
Bureau of Indian Affairs (Indian Bureau/BIA), 1947-
ARROW, INC. (Americans for Restitution and Righting of Old Wrongs), 1949-2000
Collection History
Winner of a 1969 poster design competition sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs and ARROW, Inc. (Americans for Restitution and Righting of Old Wrongs) to encourage the public to visit American Indian reservations during vacation travel; this poster purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1969; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place
Santa Fe; Santa Fe County; New Mexico; USA (inferred)
See related items
Hopi Pueblo
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/9591
Barcode
259591.000
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print
Title
Discover America with the First Americans
Object Name
Poster
Media/Materials
Poster board, ink
Techniques
Offset-printed
Dimensions
52.2 x 71.1 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws646e4fddc-81be-48ae-8b30-16380e66ccdd
Record ID
NMAI_275662