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EARLY period paintings 1950-1970
EARLY period paintings 1950-1970
EARLY period paintings 1950-1970
paintings and pastels 1970-2010
EARLY period paintings 1950-1970
EARLY period paintings 1950-1970
watercolors
EARLY period paintings 1950-1970
illustrated poems and stories
Inez Running-Rabbit sold most of her watercolors. We are thankful for the ones we have left.
illustrated poems and stories
Beads, NECKLACES, silver & rings
illustrated poems and stories
Many of Inez's stories and poems go with her paintings.
Poetry
Beads, NECKLACES, silver & rings
Beads, NECKLACES, silver & rings
Inez was a prolific poetry writer. Here are some samples of her poetry.
Beads, NECKLACES, silver & rings
Beads, NECKLACES, silver & rings
Beads, NECKLACES, silver & rings
Inez made and fired and glazed over 1,000,000 beads.
She supported herself selling her jewelrey and pottery.
Pottery, sculpture and traditional Native American Art
Pottery, sculpture and traditional Native American Art
Pottery, sculpture and traditional Native American Art
Inez wanted to be considered an artist in her own right, not to be known only as an American Indian Artist. But she was a Native American Indian of the Cherokee and Shawnee tribes. Some of her artwork reflects Traditional Native American culture.
Drawings & silkscreens
Pottery, sculpture and traditional Native American Art
Pottery, sculpture and traditional Native American Art
Silk screen of Inez's Aunt Annie, or Annie Dick. She is a legendary figure in Shawnee Native American culture. She lead the charge to get Shawnee Indian Tribe recognized as an independent tribe in it's own right.
dolls
Pottery, sculpture and traditional Native American Art
quilts and embroidery
Inez made her own unusual, exotic dolls, completely from scratch, including the body, face, clothes, shoes and accessories. Her attention to detail and her artistic aptitude was stunning. She left a huge legacy of her artwork.
quilts and embroidery
quilts and embroidery
quilts and embroidery
Inez was truly an artist in every way. There were few artistic and creative skills that she did not master completely. Her artwork included all artistic skills Inez's life revolved completely around her family and herself, as an artist.
"Maybe I am as I was much younger, when I wouldn't be stopped at any reason. Maybe because I never suspected that I could not paint a great painting. 'Isn't that what I am doing?' I said, 'I must paint supremely but undeniably, favorable for the lasting of time. My paintings, I thought, can know no time or place. They must be the stuff of life where their presence will matter, not only now, but last into the future."
-Inez Running-rabbit excerpt from letter to Sue Wiedemann 2/2001
Sue Wiedemann and Inez Running-rabbit.
about inez running-rabbit
biography
bad seed story & Aunt Annie
civil rights activist
Inez lived from 1920 to 2010. 90 years as a self-taught artist, creating over 20,000 inspired pieces of artwork, and 5 art galleries.
civil rights activist
bad seed story & Aunt Annie
civil rights activist
Click above to read about the day the Black Panthers saved Inez's artwork from a corrupt art gallery owner.
bad seed story & Aunt Annie
bad seed story & Aunt Annie
bad seed story & Aunt Annie
Read the story of "The Bad Seed" and how Inez survived and over came her parents' and grandparents' religious oppression with the support of her Aunt Annie and others. She was able to fully realize her dream of being an artist through a life time of creating artwork, and even having 5 art galleries in her life.
in her own words
in her own words
bad seed story & Aunt Annie
23 minute video of Inez-Running-rabbit, about Inez-Running-rabbit and how she creates her artwork, in 1979.
photos of inez
in her own words
memories of Inez
memories of Inez
in her own words
memories of Inez
Memories of Inez and her artwork, from her family and friends. If you knew Inez and would like to share a photo and memory (of 500 words or less), please email to: susannahhenson@gmail.com
Inez and music
Inez and religion
Inez and religion
Inez loved music, particulary Jazz music, drumming, and dancing.
Inez and religion
Inez and religion
Inez and religion
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