Contemporary Fashion
Betty David of the Spokane
Indian Tribe made this jacket, titled "Ice Jacket - White" sometime
before her death in August 2007. The artist intended this jacket for public gallery
display and sale, and gave it an attractive, minimalist appearance by using
red, black, and silver paint to decorate the light leather. The ornamental
designs use similar color schemes and symmetrical shapes as the Northwest
Coast's historical formline style, reflecting cultural continuity between the
experiences of Northwest Coast Natives and Betty David's more recent artistic
expression.
David, Betty. Ice Jacket - White, leather, c. 2007, http://bettydavidsale.blogspot.com/2009/12/ice-jacket-white.html.
Betty David of the Spokane
Indian Tribe made this light jacket, titled "Ghost" sometime before
her death in August 2007. The artist intended this jacket for public gallery
display and sale, and applied black paint to blue ticking fabric, which often
covers mattresses and pillows. Here, the artist has maintained the traditional,
symmetrical animal designs of the art of Native Americans in the Northwest
Coast region and put them on a non-traditional material. The artist clearly
wants to portray Native American culture as still significant, beautiful, and
applicable today.
David, Betty. Ghost, ticking fabric, c. 2007, http://bettydavidsale.blogspot.com/2008/03/ghost.html.
Betty David of the Spokane
Indian Tribe made this jacket, titled "Cheyenne Jacket in Buckskin"
sometime before her death in August 2007. The artist intended this jacket for
public gallery display and sale, and implemented several stylistic choices of
the Great Plains region's Cheyenne people into the work. For example, she used
materials like buckskin and beads that Natives in the Great Plains region have
traditionally used in their work, and hand-cut and sewed some of the leather
trim. The jacket gives contemporary legitimacy to the historical style of the
Cheyenne.
David, Betty. Cheyenne Jacket in Buckskin, buckskin, c. 2007, http://bettydavidsale.blogspot.com/2010/01/cheyenne-jacket-long-in-champagne.html.