Portrait of An American Indian by Parker Boyiddle
This document, detailing the work of artist Parker Boyiddle is part of a commemorative volume on the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM. Parker Boyiddle was a graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts, and his work was featured, along with some of the most famous contemporary Indian Artists in the United States, in this volume. The volume contains biographies and examples of their work. The introduction states that “included here are examples of the variety of creative achievements by Institute students and graduates…the great range of creative accomplishment illustrated testifies to the success of the Institute’s goals in developing individuals who can creatively evolve new forms of Indian art who can link the best in Indian culture to contemporary life.”
The Institute of the American Indian Arts began on the campus of the Santa Fe Indian School in 1962 with support from the Bureau of Indian Education and the Indian Arts and Crafts Board. The Institute has been critical in the development of contemporary Indigenous art and artists in the United States.
Our office holds correspondence, reports, and administrative records created by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board’s employees involved in the development of the Southern Plains Indian Museum in Browning, MT; and the Southwest Area Representative who documented the creation and management of the Navajo Arts and Crafts Guild, the Pueblo Market and Santa Fe Indian School, and Office of Economic Opportunity project at Zuni Pueblo.
Parker Boyiddle (Kiowa-Delaware), Portrait of an American Indian - Self Porthole, 1978. National Archives Identifier 329265335.
View and download examples of the art of the Institute of American Indian Arts in the National Archives Catalog. This document is one example of the many records held at the National Archives at Denver. You can explore more of our holdings through the National Archives Catalog or by visiting the National Archives at Denver in person. This record is located within Record Group 435: Records of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Series: A Pictorial Report on the Institute of American Indian Arts, 1980. Many of the records in this collection have yet to be digitized.