Lela’s work is defined by its native american sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Polychrome Vase with Avanyu
Lela Gutierrez (Santa Clara Pueblo, 1895–1967) Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico

Roses Quilt
Letticia Keziah Vernon (American, 1795–1852) Virginia, Tennessee, or Missouri, United States

Necklace
Lela Mae Cellicion (Zuni, Parrot People Clan for the San Hill Crane People Clan, 1941–2009) Pueblo of Zuni, New Mexico

Polychrome Vessel with Three Animals
Margaret Gutierrez (Santa Clara Pueblo, 1936–2018) and Luther Gutierrez (Santa Clara Pueblo, 1911-1987) Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico

Storyteller
Margaret Gutierrez (Santa Clara Pueblo, 1936–2018) and Luther Gutierrez (Santa Clara Pueblo, 1911-1987) Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico

Beaver
Margaret Gutierrez (Santa Clara Pueblo, 1936–2018) and Luther Gutierrez (Santa Clara Pueblo, 1911-1987) Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico

Skunk
Margaret Gutierrez (Santa Clara Pueblo, 1936–2018) and Luther Gutierrez (Santa Clara Pueblo, 1911-1987) Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico

Ovejo Armchair
Jaime Gutiérrez Lega Colombian, born 1932

Self-Portrait
Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909)

Martin Vanden Bogaert Desjardins
Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)

Remembrance of Italy
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875) printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907) published by Cadart et Chavalier, Editeurs (French, 1801-1900)

Priest and Boy
Lawrence Carmichael Earle American, 1845-1921

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891)

Fishing Craft near the Cliffs at Collioure
Adolphe Appian French, 1818-1898

Interior of St. Mark's, Venice
David Dalhoff Neal (American, 1838–1915)

Nighthawks
Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967)

Lion (One of a Pair, South Pedestal)
Edward Kemeys (American, 1843–1907) American Bronze Founding Company (American, founded 1886) Chicago

American Gothic
Grant Wood (American, 1891–1942)

The Fall of the Giants
Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673