Daniel C. Swan is an American cultural anthropologist and museum curator whose work has focused on documenting and interpreting the cultural history of the Americas. He has specialized particularly on the histories, social organizations, and cultures of Native North American peoples in Oklahoma, USA. His research on the history, significance, and artistic forms of the Native American Church has led to research and exhibition collaborations with artists and elders in a diversity of American Indian communities, both in Oklahoma and elsewhere in the Western United States. In addition to his work on American Indian topics, he has organized exhibitions and museum catalogs about cultural diversity in the American West and in the Western Hemisphere more broadly.
Swan is Curator emeritus of Ethnology at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (Norman, Oklahoma) where he also served Interim Director for several years prior to retirement.[1][2] Concurrently, he is a Professor of Anthropology emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Oklahoma. Before returning to the University of Oklahoma in 2007, Swan had served as the Director of the Chucalissa Museum and as an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Memphis, as the Senior Curator at the Gilcrease Museum (Tulsa, Oklahoma), and as Curator of Ethnology at the Science Museum of Minnesota (Minneapolis). He completed his doctorate in anthropology at the University of Oklahoma in 1990 with a dissertation that documented the history of the Native American Church among the Osage people.[3] He has collaborated with the Osage since the early 1980s. Before relocating to Oklahoma for graduate school he earned a B.A. in anthropology from the State University of New York Binghamton (Binghamton University).[4]
Exhibitionsedit
His 1999 exhibition "Symbols of Faith and Belief: The Art of the Native American Church" explored the arts associated with the rituals and beliefs of the Native American Church, a formally organized religion found in a large number of Native American communities in the United States and Canada. The religion is associated with the sacramental use of the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii). The exhibition was organized by the Gilcrease Museum and traveled to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Navajo Nation Museum, and the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. A companion book-Peyote Religious Art: Symbols of Faith and Belief- was published by the University Press of Mississippi.[5]
In addition to numerous museum exhibitions that he has curated at the institutions with which he has been affiliated, Swan was a core contributor to "The Art of the Osage," a major 2004 exhibition of the Saint Louis Art Museum. The exhibition was the first to focus specifically on the rich and complex artistic and cultural traditions of the Osage people. The University of Washington Press published the companion book, for which Swan with the co-author with Garrick Bailey.[6]
In 2009 he completed work on a major project to conserve, interpret, and exhibit a unique pictorial record of Kiowa history compiled by the artist-historian Silver Horn. The exhibition, K-12 teacher's materials, and scholarly book all shared the title One Hundred Summers: A Kiowa Calendar Record.[7][8][9]
Swan's scholarly collaborators include the late Preston Morrell (Osage), the late Harding Big Bow (Kiowa), and Jason Baird Jackson. He also has collaborated with Mongrain Lookout (Osage).
Major awards (selected)edit
Swan's 2019 book (with Jim Cooley) Wedding Clothes and the Osage Community: A Giving Heritage (Bloomington: Indiana University Press) was honored with the 2020 Council for Museum Anthropology Book Prize.[13] The book was also recognized as the honorable mention for the Wayland D. Hand Prize awarded by the Folklore and History Section of the American Folklore Society.[14]
Representative worksedit
Daniel C. Swan (1998) “Early Osage Peyotism.” Plains Anthropologist. 43(163): 51–71.
Daniel C. Swan (1999) “Peyote Arts at Gilcrease Museum: A Systematic Collection.” American Indian Art Magazine. 24(2): 36–45.
Daniel C. Swan (1999) Peyote Religious Arts: Symbols of Faith and Belief. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. OCLC 39849377
Daniel C. Swan (2003) "Beading Lakota Style." Gilcrease Journal. 11(2):32-46.
Garrick Bailey and Daniel C. Swan (2005) Art of the Osage. Seattle: University of Washington Press. OCLC 54802028
Sarah Erwin, Anne Morand, Kevin Smith, and Daniel C. Swan (2005) Treasures of Gilcrease: Selections from the Permanent Collection. Tulsa, OK: Gilcrease Museum.
Daniel C. Swan (2008) "Peyotism and the Native American Church." In Indians in Contemporary Society. Handbook of North American Indians. Vol. 2 Garrick Bailey, ed., pp. 317–326. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution.
Daniel C. Swan (2008) "Contemporary Navajo Peyote Arts." American Indian Art Magazine. 34(1):45-55, 94.
Daniel C. Swan, eds. (2018) Fluent Generations: The Art of Anita, Tom, and Yatika Fields. Norman: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.
Daniel C. Swan, D. and Jim Cooley. (2019) Wedding Clothes and the Osage Community: A Giving Heritage. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
Referencesedit
^The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents. "Minutes of a Regular Meeting [of] The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents May 10, 2018" (PDF). The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents. University of Oklahoma Libraries. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
^Sam Noble Museum (18 December 2014). "Daniel Swan". Sam Noble Museum. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
^Daniel C. Swan (1990) West Moon-East Moon: An Ethnohistory of the Peyote Religion Among the Osage Indians. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma.
^Anonymous. (2007) "Meet Ethnology Curator Dan Swan." Tracks. [Newsletter of the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History] 19(1):5
^Daniel C. Swan (1999) Peyote Religious Arts: Symbols of Faith and Belief. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi.
^Garrick Bailey and Daniel C. Swan (2005) Art of the Osage. Seattle: University of Washington Press.
^Jason Ashley Wright (2009) History Meets Art in Kiowa Chronicles: Tribal Calendar-Keepers Recorded a Century of Culture. Tulsa World. July 13, 2009. D3.
^. 23 February 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015.
^Candace Greene (2009) One Hundred Summers: A Kiowa Calendar Record. Foreword by Ellen Censky. Preface by Daniel C. Swan. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
^Daniel C. Swan (2009) "Painting a New Black Leggings Tipi: Public Art and Community Discourse. Anthropology News. 50(3):44-45.
^"Editorial Team- Museum Anthropology Review". scholarworks.iu.edu.
^www.museumanthropologyblog.com https://www.museumanthropologyblog.com/homepage/2020/11/6/cma-2020-book-award-winners. Retrieved May 8, 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[title missing]
^"The American Folklore Society". www.afsnet.org. 8 February 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
External linksedit
Official website
Ethnology Program at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
Silver Horn Calendar Record Teacher's Site
ethnology@snomnh Collections Objects Weblog
April 12, 2024
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both in Oklahoma and elsewhere in the Western United States In addition to his work on American Indian topics he has organized exhibitions and museum catalogs about cultural diversity in the American West and in the Western Hemisphere more broadly Contents 1 Career 2 Exhibitions 3 Collaborators 4 Major awards selected 5 Representative works 6 References 7 External linksCareer editSwan is Curator emeritus of Ethnology at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History Norman Oklahoma where he also served Interim Director for several years prior to retirement 1 2 Concurrently he is a Professor of Anthropology emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Oklahoma Before returning to the University of Oklahoma in 2007 Swan had served as the Director of the Chucalissa Museum and as an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Memphis as the Senior Curator at the Gilcrease Museum Tulsa Oklahoma and as Curator of Ethnology at the Science Museum of Minnesota Minneapolis He completed his doctorate in anthropology at the University of Oklahoma in 1990 with a dissertation that documented the history of the Native American Church among the Osage people 3 He has collaborated with the Osage since the early 1980s Before relocating to Oklahoma for graduate school he earned a B A in anthropology from the State University of New York Binghamton Binghamton University 4 Exhibitions editHis 1999 exhibition Symbols of Faith and Belief The Art of the Native American Church explored the arts associated with the rituals and beliefs of the Native American Church a formally organized religion found in a large number of Native American communities in the United States and Canada The religion is associated with the sacramental use of the peyote cactus Lophophora williamsii The exhibition was organized by the Gilcrease Museum and traveled to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts the Navajo Nation Museum and the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History A companion book Peyote Religious Art Symbols of Faith and Belief was published by the University Press of Mississippi 5 In addition to numerous museum exhibitions that he has curated at the institutions with which he has been affiliated Swan was a core contributor to The Art of the Osage a major 2004 exhibition of the Saint Louis Art Museum The exhibition was the first to focus specifically on the rich and complex artistic and cultural traditions of the Osage people The University of Washington Press published the companion book for which Swan with the co author with Garrick Bailey 6 In 2009 he completed work on a major project to conserve interpret and exhibit a unique pictorial record of Kiowa history compiled by the artist historian Silver Horn The exhibition K 12 teacher s materials and scholarly book all shared the title One Hundred Summers A Kiowa Calendar Record 7 8 9 Swan is a member of the Executive Board of the Council for Museum Anthropology 10 11 He serves on the editorial board for the journal Museum Anthropology Review 12 Collaborators editSwan s scholarly collaborators include the late Preston Morrell Osage the late Harding Big Bow Kiowa and Jason Baird Jackson He also has collaborated with Mongrain Lookout Osage Major awards selected editSwan s 2019 book with Jim Cooley Wedding Clothes and the Osage Community A Giving Heritage Bloomington Indiana University Press was honored with the 2020 Council for Museum Anthropology Book Prize 13 The book was also recognized as the honorable mention for the Wayland D Hand Prize awarded by the Folklore and History Section of the American Folklore Society 14 Representative works editDaniel C Swan 1998 Early Osage Peyotism Plains Anthropologist 43 163 51 71 Daniel C Swan 1999 Peyote Arts at Gilcrease Museum A Systematic Collection American Indian Art Magazine 24 2 36 45 Daniel C Swan 1999 Peyote Religious Arts Symbols of Faith and Belief Jackson University Press of Mississippi OCLC 39849377 Daniel C Swan 2003 Beading Lakota Style Gilcrease Journal 11 2 32 46 Garrick Bailey and Daniel C Swan 2005 Art of the Osage Seattle University of Washington Press OCLC 54802028 Sarah Erwin Anne Morand Kevin Smith and Daniel C Swan 2005 Treasures of Gilcrease Selections from the Permanent Collection Tulsa OK Gilcrease Museum Daniel C Swan 2008 Peyotism and the Native American Church In Indians in Contemporary Society Handbook of North American Indians Vol 2 Garrick Bailey ed pp 317 326 Washington DC Smithsonian Institution Daniel C Swan 2008 Contemporary Navajo Peyote Arts American Indian Art Magazine 34 1 45 55 94 Daniel C Swan eds 2018 Fluent Generations The Art of Anita Tom and Yatika Fields Norman Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History Daniel C Swan D and Jim Cooley 2019 Wedding Clothes and the Osage Community A Giving Heritage Bloomington Indiana University Press References edit The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents Minutes of a Regular Meeting of The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents May 10 2018 PDF The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents University of Oklahoma Libraries Retrieved 26 September 2018 Sam Noble Museum 18 December 2014 Daniel Swan Sam Noble Museum Retrieved 26 September 2018 Daniel C Swan 1990 West Moon East Moon An Ethnohistory of the Peyote Religion Among the Osage Indians Ph D Dissertation Department of Anthropology University of Oklahoma Anonymous 2007 Meet Ethnology Curator Dan Swan Tracks Newsletter of the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History 19 1 5 Daniel C Swan 1999 Peyote Religious Arts Symbols of Faith and Belief Jackson University Press of Mississippi Garrick Bailey and Daniel C Swan 2005 Art of the Osage Seattle University of Washington Press Jason Ashley Wright 2009 History Meets Art in Kiowa Chronicles Tribal Calendar Keepers Recorded a Century of Culture Tulsa World July 13 2009 D3 SNOMNH Silver Horn Calendar Record 23 February 2015 Archived from the original on 23 February 2015 Candace Greene 2009 One Hundred Summers A Kiowa Calendar Record Foreword by Ellen Censky Preface by Daniel C Swan Lincoln University of Nebraska Press Daniel C Swan 2009 Painting a New Black Leggings Tipi Public Art and Community Discourse Anthropology News 50 3 44 45 CMA Board amp Committees 24 June 2009 Editorial Team Museum Anthropology Review scholarworks iu edu www museumanthropologyblog com https www museumanthropologyblog com homepage 2020 11 6 cma 2020 book award winners Retrieved May 8 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help title missing The American Folklore Society www afsnet org 8 February 2021 Retrieved May 8 2021 External links editOfficial website Ethnology Program at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History Silver Horn Calendar Record Teacher s Site ethnology snomnh Collections Objects Weblog Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daniel C Swan amp oldid 1216784876, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
