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Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family

2008-10-24 en 33m
DocumentaryHistory
In decades past, Native American artists who wanted to sell to mainstream collectors had little choice but to create predictable, Hollywood-style western scenes. Then came a generation of painters and sculptors led by Allan Houser (or Haozous), a Chiricahua Apache artist with no interest in stereotyped imagery and a belief that his own rich heritage was compatible with modernist ideas and techniques. Narrated by actor Val Kilmer and originally commissioned as part of an exhibit of Houser’s work at the Oklahoma History Center, this program depicts the artist’s tribal ancestry, his rise to regional and national acclaim, and the continuing success of his sons as they expand upon and depart from their father’s achievements. Key works are documented, as is Houser’s tenure at the Santa Fe–based Institute of American Indian Arts.

Director

Bryan Beasley

Writer

Bryan Beasley

Producer

Justin Sloggatt

Associate Producer

Tara Damron

Music

Kays Al-Atrakchi

Director of Photography

Bill Sloggatt

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Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Inasmuch Foundation
  • Oklahoma Historical Society
  • Six 14 Productions

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