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Allan Houser Biography
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1914 |
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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
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1934 - 1938 |
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Studied under Dorothy Dunn at the Painting Studio of the Santa Fe Indian School, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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1939 |
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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.
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1940 |
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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.
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1947 |
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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.
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1949 |
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Guggenheim fellowships for painting and sculpture
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1949 |
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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.
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1950 |
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Commissioned by the Southern Plains Indian Museum, Anadarko, Oklahoma, to create four dioramas.
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1954 |
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Awarded the Palmes d'Academique by the French government
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1958 |
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Commissioned to design the 59th medal for the American Society of Medalists.
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1951 - 1962 |
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Professor at the Intermountain Indian School, Brigham City, UT
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1951 - 1962 |
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Artist-in-Residence and teacher at the Inter-Mountain School, Brigham City, Utah.
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1967 |
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Received a Certificate of Achievement from U.S. Department of Interior for his work as artist and educator. The citation recognized him as “one of the nation’s foremost sculptors.”
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1968 |
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Sacred Rain Arrow (wood) wins “Grand Award” at the Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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1969 |
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Waite Phillips Trophy, Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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1973 |
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Gold Medal, Sculpture I Exhibit, Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
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1962 - 1975 |
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Professor at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM
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1979 |
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Received “Governor’s Award for the Visual Arts”, State of New Mexico.
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1980 |
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Elected to Heard Museum's National Advisory Board
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1980 |
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Governor's Award for the Visual Arts, New Mexico
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1983 |
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Governor's Award for the Visual Arts, New Mexico
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1984 |
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Governor's Award for the Visual Arts, New Mexico
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1985 |
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Inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame
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1987 |
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Honorary Ph.D. in Fine Arts, University of Maine
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1989 |
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American Indian Distinguished Achievement Award, Lifetime Achievement Award presented by American Indian Resources Institute, Washington, D.C.
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1992 |
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Awarded National Medal of Arts by President George Bush Senior
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1993 |
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Prix de West, National Academy of Western Art
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1993 |
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Ellis Island Medal of Honor
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1993 |
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Ph.D. Humane Letters, University of Oklahoma
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1994 |
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On August 22, Allan Houser died at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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1995 |
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Posthumously awarded the inaugural “Lifetime Achievement Award”, Southwestern Association for Indian Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico. The award is intended to honor masters of contemporary Indian art for their artistic achievements, personal integrity and impact on Native American arts.
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1996 |
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Posthumously awarded first annual Visionary Award, Institute of American Indian Arts Foundation, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Private Collections: Smithsonian Institution, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, and The White House, among others.
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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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.
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2007
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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.
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2006
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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
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2005
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September 13, 2005 - January 8, 2006, “Allan Houser” solo exhibition of sculpture, watercolors and drawings, Naples Museum of Art, Naples, Florida.
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2004
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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
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2003
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“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.
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2002
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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.
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2000
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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.
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1999
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“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.
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1998
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“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.
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1997
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Solo Sculpture Exhibition, Georgetown Gallery of Art, International Art Fair Art Miami, Miami, Florida
Solo Sculpture Exhibition, Mongerson Wunderlich Gallery, Chicago, Illinois.
“Retrospective - Solo Exhibition”, focus on small-scale bronzes, Institute of American Arts Museum, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“Exclusive Exhibition of Never Before Shown Drawings”, focused on the decade of the nineties, The Allan Houser Compound, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Earth Song, Italian Carrara marble sculpture exhibited at The White House “Honoring Native America” in the Jacqueline Kennedy Rose Garden, Washington, D.C.
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1996
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“Retrospective Exhibition”, Mongerson Wunderlich Galleries, Chicago, Illinois.
“Allan Houser: The Abstract Work”, Niman Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“The Studio of Allan Houser”, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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1991 - 1994
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“Allan Houser: A Life in Art”, touring exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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1993
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“Retrospective Solo Exhibition”, Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana.
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1992
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Allan Houser: A Life in Art, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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1990 - 1991
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“A New Mexico Tradition: Southwestern Realism”, Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Taiwan Museum of Art, Taichun, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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1989
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Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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1989
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The Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, South Carolina
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1987
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Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey.
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1984 - 1986
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Touring exhibition: Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Yugoslavia.
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1985
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Exhibition and dedication of "Offering of the Sacred Pipe" at the United States Mission to the United Nations, New York City.
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1983 - 1984
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Touring exhibition: Germany
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1983
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Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
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1982
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Amerindian Circle Exhibit, Smithsonian Institution and Kennedy Center.
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1981
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Salon d'Automne, Grand Palais, Paris, France
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1980
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"Contemporary Amerindian Painting", traveling exhibition: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
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1979
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Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
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1976
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Governor's Gallery, State Capitol, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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1974
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The Gallery Wall, Inc. dba Glenn Green Galleries, Arizona "The Human Form" group exhibit *This marks the beginning of Glenn Green Galleries (Gallery Wall) representation of Allan Houser for 20 years (until Houser's death in 1994) The gallery hosted biannual one-man shows for Houser in their Scottsdale, Arizona and Santa Fe, New Mexico galleries. Glenn Green Galleries also mounted and sponsored international exhibits of Houser's work
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1939
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National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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1939
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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1938
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Museum of Northern Arizona.
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1936
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Worlds Fair, New York.
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Selected Collections
Allstate Insurance, Chicago, Illinois
Arizona State Capitol, Phoenix
British Royal Collection, Princess Anne
Chrysler Corporation, Detroit, Michigan
Dahlem Museum, West Berlin, Germany
Denver Art Museum, Colorado
The Duke and Duchess of Bedford, England
Gift Gardens Botanical/Fine Art Park, Palm City, Florida
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska
Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey
Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe
Museum of Indian Art and Culture, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Museum of Modern Art, National Art and Culture Center, Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Scottsdale Center for the Arts, City Collection, Scottsdale, Arizona
US Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
US Mission to the United Nations
University Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
University of California, San Diego
University of Oklahoma, Norman
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, New Mexico
North Dakota Museum of Art
National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
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| Literature |
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2004
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Rushing, W. Jackson III, Allan Houser: An American Master (Chiricahua Apache 1914-1994), Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2004
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2004
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Lowe, Truman, Native Modernism: The Art of George Morrison and Allan Houser, University of Washington Press, 2004
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2001
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“Monumental Legacy,” The Salt Lake Tribune, Travel, July 15, 2001
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2001
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Drabanski, Emily, “Houser honored at 2002 Olympics,” New Mexico, November 2001
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2001
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Griggs, Brandon, “Going for the Bronze,” The Salt Lake Tribune, September 9, 2001
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2000
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Davila, Erika, “Houser’s Legacy,” Santa Fe New Mexican, December 7, 2000
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1974 - 1994
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Various Gallery Wall Inc. and Glenn Green Galleries Exhibition Catalogs
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1992
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Smithsonian Institution Press and Glenn Green Galleries Second Edition printing hardcover
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1987
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Godine Press Allan Houser (Haozous) hardcover biography by Barbara Perlman
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1987
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Perlman, Barbara¸ Allan Houser: (Ha-o-zous), David R. Godine, Publisher, 1987
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1986
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Lawson, Kyle, “Allan Houser: The Artist as Masterpiece,” Phoenix Gazette, February 27, 1986
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1984
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Gibson, Daniel, “Allan Houser at 70,” Southwest Profile, August 1984
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1983
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Mayer, Kay, “Forms from the Land--The Artistic Views of Allan Houser and Dan Namingha,” Arizona Highways, February 1983
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1982
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“Hallmarks of a Heritage,” Arizona Arts & Lifestyle, Winter 1982
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1980
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Nelson, Mary Carroll, ”Allan Houser” Grand Master Apache Sculptor,” American Artist, November 1980
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1980
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Katz, Jane B., This Song Remembers, Houghton Mifflin, 1980
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1979
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Perlman, Barbara, “The Timeless Sculpture of a Plain and Happy Man,” ARTnews, December 1979
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1977
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Broder, Patricia, Bronzes of the American West, Harry N. Abrams Inc., 1977
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1976
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Lauer, Marjel de, “Allan Houser, American Indian Artist,” Arizona Highways, August 1976
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