The sweet smell of home : the life and art of Leonard F. Chana /

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A self-taught artist in several mediums who became known for stippling, Leonard Chana captured the essence of the Tohono O'odham people. He incorporated subtle details of O'odham life into his art, and his images evoke the smells, sounds, textures, and tastes of the Sonoran desert, all the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Chana, Leonard F.
Other Authors: Lobo, Susan, Chana, Barbara, 1945-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Chana, Leonard F.
Chana, Leonard F. > Themes, motives.
Tohono O'odham artists > Biography.
ART > General.
Themes, motives.
Tohono O'odham artists.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by Angelo Joaquin Jr.
  • Foreword / by Rebecca J. Dobkins
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction / by Barbara Chana
  • Introduction / by Susan Lobo
  • Mom and Dad : that's how they got married
  • When I was little
  • I'itoi : he is the one who taught the O'odham
  • Because I can feel it
  • Some of the things she wrote about I remember
  • Sherman
  • Working with my dad
  • They really raised havoc
  • So I was tired of drinking anyway
  • The courage to change : my life is open
  • The maze broken in half
  • They were looking for an artist
  • References
  • List of illustrations
  • About the authors
  • About the contributors.

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