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Smithsonian welcomes S.D. native's painting
By Jay Kirschenmann
Published: March 13, 2007
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A painting by Oglala Lakota artist Don Montileaux is being dedicated
today as part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian's National
Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
The work, titled "Looking Beyond One's Self," has hung at the South
Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City since it was
commissioned by the school in 1994.
The original painting flew aboard the March 1995 NASA mission of the
space shuttle Endeavor, which also was the shuttle that took the first
Native American, Astronaut Commander John Herrington, into space.
"Montileaux was given the directive to create a work of art that
represented the desire for young American Indians to reach beyond
themselves toward the stars and their visions," said school spokesman
Mitch Vander Vorst.
The intent of the piece is to depict three Native Americans looking
beyond the immediate horizon and toward a vision of the future, he said.
Born Jan. 3, 1948, in Pine Ridge, Montileaux lives in Rapid City. Learn
more about him and see his work online at www.montileaux.com.
Read about the painting online at sdmines.sdsmt.edu/SKILL_Print.
By Jay Kirschenmann
Published: March 13, 2007
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A painting by Oglala Lakota artist Don Montileaux is being dedicated
today as part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian's National
Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
The work, titled "Looking Beyond One's Self," has hung at the South
Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City since it was
commissioned by the school in 1994.
The original painting flew aboard the March 1995 NASA mission of the
space shuttle Endeavor, which also was the shuttle that took the first
Native American, Astronaut Commander John Herrington, into space.
"Montileaux was given the directive to create a work of art that
represented the desire for young American Indians to reach beyond
themselves toward the stars and their visions," said school spokesman
Mitch Vander Vorst.
The intent of the piece is to depict three Native Americans looking
beyond the immediate horizon and toward a vision of the future, he said.
Born Jan. 3, 1948, in Pine Ridge, Montileaux lives in Rapid City. Learn
more about him and see his work online at www.montileaux.com.
Read about the painting online at sdmines.sdsmt.edu/SKILL_Print.