C.N. Gorman Museum

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C.N. Gorman Museum
C.N. Gorman Museum
Former name
Carl Nelson Gorman Museum
Established1973;49 years ago (1973)
Location University of California, Davis, 1316 Hart Hall, Davis, California, U.S.
Coordinates 38°32′26″N121°45′03″W / 38.54058°N 121.75075°W / 38.54058; -121.75075 Coordinates: 38°32′26″N121°45′03″W / 38.54058°N 121.75075°W / 38.54058; -121.75075
Typeart museum
CollectionsNative American
Collection size2,000+
Director Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie
CuratorVeronica Passalacqua
Website gormanmuseum.ucdavis.edu

C.N. Gorman Museum is a museum focused on Native American and Indigenous artists, founded in 1973 at University of California, Davis (UC Davis) in Davis, California.

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History

The C.N. Gorman Museum was founded in 1973 by the Department of Native American Studies at UC Davis. The name of the museum is in honor of Carl Nelson Gorman, the Navajo code talker, artist, and a former faculty member at UC Davis. [1] [2]

Collection

As of 2015, the museum holds a collect of 860 objects by 250 artists. [3] By 2018, the museum collection had grown to over 2,000 works, with one third of the collection coming directly from artist donations. [4] Artists in the museum collection include Frank LaPena, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Melanie Yazzie, Rick Bartow, Benjamin Haldane, James Schoppert, Dana Claxton, Frank Tuttle, Garnet Pavatea, and many others.

Leadership

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Former museum location at Hart Hall, UC Davis

Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie presently serves as director of the museum, which started in 2004. [5] [6]

George Longfish served as the museum founding director and curator, from 1974 to 1996. [7] Following Longfish, Theresa Harlan succeeded as director and curator, from 1996 to 2000. [8]

Building

The museum lived at Hart Hall, from 1992 until 2020. [9] In 2020–2021, the museum was in the process of expanding and relocating to the former Richard L. Nelson Gallery (which closed in 2015) in Nelson Hall on campus. [4] [10]

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