Reflexivity and subjectivity in early native American painting: A critique of perspectives on the Traditional style

Conspicuously missing in scholarship of Native American painting is an exploration of reflexivity as it pertains both to the creative experience of the artist and the cultural viewpoint shared by the members of his or her tribal group. Newsome intends to suggest the art's relation to two others as well--the artist him- or herself, and his or her Native community.