Native Funk and Flash

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Collection SummaryThe Native Funk and Flash exhibition, curated by Alexandra Jacopetti and inspired by her book of the same title, featured a collection of 80 pieces of contemporary folk art created by San Francisco-based artists. According to Jacopetti, these works were largely influenced by the art of Indigenous cultures throughout the world, as well as the prevailing ideology of a sixties and seventies counterculture that shirked the thrall of mass-consumerism in favor of handmade, one-of-a-kind objects. With a heavy emphasis placed on repurposing and recycling material, the artists themselves came from a wide array of creative backgrounds. From woodcarving and jewelry making to a variety of textile work, such as leathermaking, crocheting, embroidery, quilting, and more, Jacopetti hoped the diversity of craft in the resulting exhibition would “stimulate people to experience for themselves the joy and fulfillment of making their own art for themselves.” Native Funk and Flash was a traveling exhibition sponsored through the Western Association of Art Museums and the first exhibition held at the newly formed Missoula Museum of Art in 1975.Contributing InstitutionMissoula Art MuseumRelated Main CollectionMissoula Art Museum Exhibition Collection

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1975-03-09 Native Funk and Flash Alex and Lee Appetite Dragon

1975-03-09 Native Funk and Flash Billy Bowers Jacket with Sequins

1975-03-09 Native Funk and Flash Ephemera

1975-03-09 Native Funk and Flash Judith Weston Homage to Tomales Bay, Cape

1975-03-09 Native Funk and Flash Karen Warford Bat Beast

1975-03-09 Native Funk and Flash Karen Warford Bird Lady

1975-03-09 Native Funk and Flash Marina Beebe Butterfly Vest

1975-03-09 Native Funk and Flash Pat Haines Jacket

1975-03-09 Native Funk and Flash Shoe Order Form

Document

1975-03 Native Funk and Flash Alexandra Jacopetti Letter

1975-03 Native Funk and Flash Artwork Inventory

1975-03 Native Funk and Flash Harper's Magazine Co. Bookletter

1975-03 Native Funk and Flash The Scrimshaw Press Catalog

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Missoula Art Museum Exhibition Collection

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Missoula Art Museum

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