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Alaina Tahlate (Mun Ha’ahut), Caddo Language Revitalizationist, Citizen of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
Alaina Tahlate (Mun Ha’ahut), Caddo Language Revitalizationist, Citizen of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma
Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Alaina Tahlate (Mun Ha’ahut), Caddo Language Revitalizationist, Citizen of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

Artist (Diné (Navajo), born 1969)
Date2018, printed 2020
MediumArchival pigment print
Dimensions50 × 40 in. (127 × 101.6 cm)
Framed: 51 in. × 41 1/2 in. × 2 1/2 in.
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas. 2020.86.6
Signedverso, l.r., in pencil
Accession number 2020.86.6
On View
Not on view
Provenancepurchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2020
Label TextLike many of the photographs in Will Wilson’s Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange (CIPX) project, this portrait of Alaina Tahlate emphasizes autonomy and contemporary continuation of Indigenous identity. Wilson collaborates with his sitters—who determine their pose, clothing, props, and presentation—to create these works. Wilson’s works present a vibrant, contemporary vision of Native North America.

Como muchas de las fotografías del proyecto Intercambio Crítico de Fotografías Indígenas (CIPX, por sus siglas en inglés) de Will Wilson, este retrato de Alaina Tahlate hace hincapié en la autonomía y la perpetuación contemporánea de la identidad indígena. Wilson colabora con sus modelos —quienes eligen su pose, vestimenta, accesorios y presentación— para crear estas obras. Las obras de Wilson presentan una visión vibrante y contemporánea de la población indígena de Norteamérica.
Inscribedverso, l.l., in pencil: Alaina Poole Tahlate, Citizen of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. CIPX Crystal Bridges. 2018 1/3
verso, l.c., in pencil: Indigenous Linguistics Specialist