Betty LaDuke (née Bernstein; born 1933) is an American artist and writer from Oregon.[1] She is the mother of activist Winona LaDuke.

Early life

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LaDuke was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1933. Her family spoke Yiddish.[2] She attended the High School of Music and Art in New York starting at age sixteen, and later studied at Denver University, the Cleveland Institute of Art.[1] In the fifties she received a scholarship which allowed her to study art at Mexico's Instituto Allende from 1953 through 1956.[1][3] During her time in Mexico she lived with the Indigenous Otomi, whose concern with the preservation of their heritage profoundly influenced LaDuke's work.[3]

Works

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  • Play Free (1968)[1]
  • India: The Hindu Marriage, (1972)
  • Tuk Tuk, Samosir Island, Sumatra (1974)
  • Ubud, Bali, (1974)
  • Coming of Age Dance, Sumatra, (1974)
  • Mexico, (1978)
  • Mexico, Easter, (1978)
  • Mexico, Easter Celebration, (1978)
  • Borneo: Rite of Passage, (1980)
  • Nicaragua, (1982)
  • Haitian Art: Five Women Painters, (1984) Kalliope: A Journal of Women's Art and Literature[4]
  • Behind the Walls Birds Sing, (1986)
  • LaDuke, B. (1991). Africa Through the eyes of women artists. New Jersey: Africa World Press. 148 pages. ISBN 0-86543-198-1
  • Eritrea/Ethiopia: Where Have All the Fathers Gone (1998)[1]
  • Africa: women's art, women's lives (1998)

Collections and exhibits

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LaDuke's work is held by the Portland Art Museum.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Russell, Kristi L. (24 June 2022). "Betty LaDuke (1933-)". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Winona LaDuke's Last Battle". Belt Magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  3. ^ a b Orenstein, Gloria F. "THE ARTIST AS VISIONARY: BETTY LADUKE'S AFRICAN SAFARIS OF PEACE". Tetworld. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. ^ La Duke, Betty (1984). "Haitian Art: Five Women Painters". Kalliope: A Journal of Women's Art and Literature. 6 (2): 6–21.
  5. ^ "Online Collections: Betty LaDuke". Portland Art Museum. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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