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

Basket
Attributed to Stella (Mabel Toup) Barney (Havasupai, 1885–1945) Coconino, Arizona

Jill and Polly in the Bathroom
Tina Barney American, born 1945

A Vision
Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877–1946)

By-Products Plants
Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877–1946)

De la nada vida a la nada muerte
Frank Stella American, 1936-2024

Oonagh MacCumhail: The Case of the Entered Novitiate
Matthew Barney American, born 1967

Hatra I
Frank Stella American, 1936-2024

Cremaster 5: The Queen of Chain
Matthew Barney American, born 1967

Gobba, zoppa e collotorto
Frank Stella American, 1936-2024

Cremaster 3: The Dance of Hiram Abiff
Matthew Barney American, born 1967

Dewey Square
Frank Stella American, 1936-2024

Cremaster 2: Deseret
Matthew Barney American, born 1967

Angriff, from Conspiracy, The Artist as Witness
Frank Stella (American, 1936-2024) printed at Styria Studio, New York

Nasielk IV
Frank Stella American, 1936-2024

Double Concentric Squares
Frank Stella American, 1936-2024

Empress of India I
Frank Stella American, 1936-2024

The Skier
Tina Barney American, born 1945

Little Village Academy, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation
Ross Barney + Jankowski, Inc. (American, founded 1981) Carol Ross Barney (American, born 1949) Susan Budinsky, Project manager Eric Martin, Construction observation Salse Engineering Associates, Inc., structural engineers