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Zig Jackson
Born(1957-01-16)January 16, 1957(age 67)
Fort Berthold Indian Reservation,North Dakota, U.S.
Nationality
Other namesRising Buffalo[1]
Education
OccupationPhotographer
Websitewww.zigjackson

Zig Jackson(born January 16, 1957) is aNative American(Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara) photographer.

Early life and education[edit]

Jackson was born on theFort Berthold Indian ReservationinNorth Dakotaon January 16, 1957.[2]He is an enrolled member of theMandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation.[3]Jackson completed his primary education atSt. Joseph's Indian SchoolnearChamberlain, South Dakota,and completed his secondary education atIntermountain Indian SchoolinBrigham City, Utah.[1]He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in education fromNortheastern Oklahoma State Universityand a Master of Fine Arts in photography from theSan Francisco Art Institute.[3]

Career[edit]

Jackson's photographic series include "Indian Photographing Tourist Photographing Indian", "Native American Veterans", "Indian Man in San Francisco", and "Entering Zig's Indian Reservation".[3][4]Many of his works feature an ironic or humorous perspective on contemporary Native American issues. In "Indian Photographing Tourist Photographing Indian", Jackson "satirizes white tourists becoming anthropological subjects as they photograph Native American powwow dancers."[5]Many of the tourists are so focused on the dancers they are unaware of Jackson's presence.[6]

"Entering Zig's Indian Reservation", whichArtsydescribes as "perhaps his best-known series",[7]features Jackson in various urban environments wearing a traditional headdress, staking claim to them with an official-looking reservation sign.[8]On behalf ofAmerican Indian Quarterly,Kate Morris highlighted how, with this work, "Jackson establishes his own boundaries, reclaims Indian territories, and writes, rather than is subject to, the rule of law."[9]

In 2005, Jackson became the first Native American photographer to be represented in the collections of theLibrary of Congress.[4][10]Jackson was awarded aGuggenheim Fellowshipin 2021,[11]becoming the first indigenous American photographer to receive the award.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^abcYoung, Lisa Jaye (November 25, 2021)."Entering Zig's Reservation: In Conversation with Zig Jackson".Burnaway.Archivedfrom the original on November 23, 2023.RetrievedNovember 23,2023.
  2. ^"Zig Jackson".Amon Carter Museum of American Art.Archivedfrom the original on November 3, 2023.RetrievedNovember 2,2023.
  3. ^abc"Collection: Zig Jackson photographs".University of Oregon.Archivedfrom the original on November 3, 2023.RetrievedNovember 2,2023.
  4. ^ab"Zig Jackson Is First Contemporary Native American Photographer Represented at the Library of Congress".Library of Congress. May 11, 2005.Archivedfrom the original on November 2, 2023.RetrievedNovember 2,2023.
  5. ^"Strong Hearts: Native American Visions and Voices".Aperture.No. 139. Summer 1995. pp. 2–3.JSTOR24472484.
  6. ^Harlan, Theresa; Marmon, Lee; Steber, Maggie (Summer 1995). "Creating a Visual History: A Question of Ownership".Aperture.No. 139. pp. 20–33.JSTOR24472490.
  7. ^"Zig Jackson".Artsy.Archivedfrom the original on November 4, 2023.RetrievedNovember 3,2023.
  8. ^Heineman, Anna (Fall 2009). "Zig Jackson's Indian Reservation Series: Discussing the Issues of Land".Exposure.42(2): 33–39.ISSN0098-8863.
  9. ^Morris, Kate (Fall 2011). "Running the 'Medicine Line': Images of the Border in Contemporary Native American Art".American Indian Quarterly.35(4): 566.doi:10.5250/amerindiquar.35.4.0549.JSTOR10.5250/amerindiquar.35.4.0549.
  10. ^Indyke, Dottie (April 2007)."Native Arts | Zig Jackson".Southwest Art.Archivedfrom the original on November 4, 2023.RetrievedNovember 2,2023.
  11. ^"Zig Jackson".John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.Archivedfrom the original on November 23, 2023.RetrievedNovember 23,2023.

External links[edit]

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