Under the Palace Portal: Native American Artists in Santa Fe
The daily Native American art market at the Palace of the Governors is Santa Fe, New Mexico's most popular tourist attraction. Known as the Portal Program for its location under the front portal, or porch, of the Palace, the program is descended from informal markets held in the same location since the mid-nineteenth century. Officially recognized as an educational program by the Museum of New Mexico, the Portal is reserved for Native artists who display and sell work they and members of their families have made.

It is more than just a good place to sell authentic indigenous art. The Portal is a Native American-controlled workplace that supports hundreds of families throughout New Mexico. As a museum program, it is an instructive example of how Native people and state institutions can work together to promote understanding and to support indigenous cultures. The Portal is also a place of dynamic interaction among a diverse group of Native American artists and visitors from around the world.

Karl Hoerig has worked collaboratively with the program's participants since 1995. Utilizing extensive interview extracts, this history and ethnography explores the Portal from the inside out.

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Under the Palace Portal: Native American Artists in Santa Fe
The daily Native American art market at the Palace of the Governors is Santa Fe, New Mexico's most popular tourist attraction. Known as the Portal Program for its location under the front portal, or porch, of the Palace, the program is descended from informal markets held in the same location since the mid-nineteenth century. Officially recognized as an educational program by the Museum of New Mexico, the Portal is reserved for Native artists who display and sell work they and members of their families have made.

It is more than just a good place to sell authentic indigenous art. The Portal is a Native American-controlled workplace that supports hundreds of families throughout New Mexico. As a museum program, it is an instructive example of how Native people and state institutions can work together to promote understanding and to support indigenous cultures. The Portal is also a place of dynamic interaction among a diverse group of Native American artists and visitors from around the world.

Karl Hoerig has worked collaboratively with the program's participants since 1995. Utilizing extensive interview extracts, this history and ethnography explores the Portal from the inside out.

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Under the Palace Portal: Native American Artists in Santa Fe

Under the Palace Portal: Native American Artists in Santa Fe

by Karl A. Hoerig
Under the Palace Portal: Native American Artists in Santa Fe

Under the Palace Portal: Native American Artists in Santa Fe

by Karl A. Hoerig

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Overview

The daily Native American art market at the Palace of the Governors is Santa Fe, New Mexico's most popular tourist attraction. Known as the Portal Program for its location under the front portal, or porch, of the Palace, the program is descended from informal markets held in the same location since the mid-nineteenth century. Officially recognized as an educational program by the Museum of New Mexico, the Portal is reserved for Native artists who display and sell work they and members of their families have made.

It is more than just a good place to sell authentic indigenous art. The Portal is a Native American-controlled workplace that supports hundreds of families throughout New Mexico. As a museum program, it is an instructive example of how Native people and state institutions can work together to promote understanding and to support indigenous cultures. The Portal is also a place of dynamic interaction among a diverse group of Native American artists and visitors from around the world.

Karl Hoerig has worked collaboratively with the program's participants since 1995. Utilizing extensive interview extracts, this history and ethnography explores the Portal from the inside out.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780826329103
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication date: 09/30/2003
Edition description: First Edition
Pages: 277
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.07(d)

About the Author

Karl A. Hoerig holds a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Arizona. He is the director of Nohwike' Bágowa, the White Mountain Apache Cultural Center and Museum at Fort Apache, Arizona.

Table of Contents

Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Methodology
Notes on the Text
1. Introduction
The Native American Arts and Crafts Market
The Portal Program
Touristic Front Regions and Real Life
Agency
2. Early History
The Portal
The Genesis of the Portal Market
Fiestas and Indian Fairs
3. From Portal Market to Portal Program
Crafting a Program
A Booming Market
Making the Program an Artists’ Market
4. The Portal as Workplace
Making a Living Under the Portal
Not Just Another Job
Working at Home
Household-based Production
5. The Portal as Community
Feast Days
Defining Communities
The Portal Community
Building a Community
Maintaining the Portal Community
6. The Portal as Museum Program
Displaying People
Something Different
Organizational Structure or Paternalism?
“This Is the Only Place This Can Happen, Really”
7. Being an Artist
A Pottery Firing
Native American Art
Making Art Under the Portal
8. Conclusion
The Challenges of a Tourism Economy
Continued Growth
Staying “Home”
Notes
Appendix: Guidelines, Rules, and Regulations Governing the Portal Program at the Palace of the Governors
Bibliography
Index
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