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

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

Black and Tanned Your Whipped Wind of Change Howled Low Blowing Itself - Ha - Smack into the Middle of Duke Ellington's Orchestra Billie Heard It Too & Cried Strange Fruit Tears
Carrie Mae Weems American, born 1953

Untitled (Man and Mirror), from the "Kitchen Table Series"
Carrie Mae Weems American, born 1953

Portrait of a Man
Attributed to Nicolaes Maes (Dutch, 1634–1693)

For Your Names You Took Hope and Humble
Carrie Mae Weems American, born 1953

Portrait of a Woman
Attributed to Nicolaes Maes (Dutch, 1634–1693)

Head of Medusa
Godfried Maes Flemish, 1649-1700

Mae West's Face which May be Used as a Surrealist Apartment
Salvador Dalí Spanish, 1904-1989

My Father Went to War
Carrie Mae Weems American, born 1953

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

Crucifixion
María Josefa Sánchez (Spanish, active 1639–1649)

Portrait of a Man
Nicolaes Maes (Dutch, 1632–1693)

Martyrdom of Saint Catherine
Attributed to Godfried Maes Flemish, 1649-1700

Saint Margaret
Godfried Maes (Flemish, 1649-1700) or Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

The Actor Tomizawa Montaro I as Miyako no Mae in the play "Izu Genji Horai Yakata," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1736
Torii Kiyomasu II Japanese, 1706 (?)–1763 (?)

The actor Fujimura Handayu II as Nowake no Mae in the play "Tategami Teika Kazura," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1719
Okumura Toshinobu Japanese, active c. 1717-50

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