Evelyn Fredericks
Bronze Sculpture:
The Drummer (#2 of
50)
11 3/4"
H with 1 3/4" base
We're very excited
about showing the work of the extremely talented Evelyn Fredericks.
Her work is widely known, but very exclusive. She does not deal
with many galleries, so we felt privileged when she agreed to
have one of her pieces "back home."
Somewhat of a departure for
Evelyn, this piece belongs to more in the "realistic"
category of sculptures. We were impressed not only with the character
the piece possesses but also with the unique tones and patinas
that Evelyn creatively achieved as a result of her many years
as a bronze worker.
We were also very excited
to get #2 in the series! It is not often that such a low number
is obtainable right up front. This makes this piece very significant.
Evelyn Fredericks was born
and raised in a large extended Hopi family in Kykotsmovi, AZ.
She received a B. A., and a M.L.S. in Library Science, from the
University of Arizona. From there she went to work as a librarian
for the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe. It was
there that she met sculptor Doug Hyde whom she later married.
As a child she observed many
family members creating the traditional arts of the Hopi: basketry,
textile weaving, carved wood and preparation of stone implements
for use in cooking. It is this background that forms the images
in her work. Tribal mythology, family history and visual memory
are a rich resource for her imagination.
In the studio she works directly
on the stone allowing the material to reveal its own purpose.
She tries to manifest the nature of the material while she experiences
the process of creation.
Evelyn says she is honored
that her works are featured in the Art of the Hopi by Lois and
Jerry Jacka, 1998, and also had received the 7th Annual Charles
Loloma Award of Excellence in 1997.