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146:. Babe specializes in woodcarving, and Carla focuses on textile arts; however, they work in a range of different artistic media. Carla has been recognized for her award-winning quilt work, which has been purchased by the National Museum of the American Indian, part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. 440: 448: 182:
Both of the Hemlocks relay Mohawk culture and history through their artwork. Babe and Carla collaborate with each other to create political art works, as well. Babe carved and painted
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Carla describes her work as meant to "engage conversations about issues that continue on her people's lands." One of the issues that Carla confronts in her work includes
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that he carves and paints with his own artistic imagery. "He's really addressing stereotypes and identity issues," says Bruce Hartman, director of the
258:. The use of this cloth is to draw attention to her people still upholding their end of the treaty, even when the United States government did not. 864: 874: 859: 839: 879: 250:, hoping to draw attention to the long term effects it may have on the land in a way that fosters conversation. This is seen in her 854: 567: 814: 789: 296: 109: 869: 718: 198:. These pay homage to the late-19th century and 20th-century Mohawk construction workers, who helped build the highrises of 441:"Interview with Curator Ellen Taubman, Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 3, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City" 415: 390: 819: 809: 849: 676: 593:
McLerran, Jennifer (2017). "Difficult Stories: A Native Feminist Ethics in the Work of Mohawk Artist Carla Hemlock".
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While the Hemlocks use political imagery in their artwork—for instance, questioning the long term effects of
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The couple won Best of Classification for Diverse Art Forms at the
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Iroquois Artistic Visions: From Sky World to Turtle Island
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He is a fourth generation 87:Best in class awards at the 7: 768:Interview with Babe Hemlock 10: 896: 745:"Walking With Our Sisters" 395:Native American on the Web 321:, curated by Ellen Taubman 154:Carla, born 1961, is from 820:First Nations woodcarvers 810:First Nations beadworkers 319:Museum of Arts and Design 119: 115: 103: 99: 83: 72: 60: 50: 40: 28: 21: 850:21st-century woodworkers 545:Magazine, Rematriation. 347: 338:Walking With Our Sisters 252:Turtle Island Unraveling 222:United States of America 33:Donald Hemlock and Carla 568:"Walking in Two Worlds" 268:Carla Hemlock's piece, 227:Babe constructs wooden 800:Contemporary sculptors 371:. Santa Fe New Mexican 329:Iroquois Indian Museum 272:, was acquired by the 263:Santa Fe Indian Market 241:Santa Fe Indian Market 213:Haudenosaunee Passport 132:Babe and Carla Hemlock 89:Santa Fe Indian Market 36:Both were born in 1961 23:Babe and Carla Hemlock 485:Cowboys & Indians 256:Treaty of Canandaigua 239:, which won the 2013 204:Empire State Building 184:Walking in Two Worlds 825:Canadian woodcarvers 333:Howes Cave, New York 805:Artists from Quebec 305:, Overland Park, KS 55:Native American art 636:Haywood, Phaedra. 168:Brooklyn, New York 845:Women woodworkers 835:Women beadworkers 723:Aljazeera America 693:"Our Destruction" 310:Major exhibitions 172:Mohawk ironworker 129: 128: 887: 756: 755: 753: 751: 743:Hemlock, Carla. 740: 734: 733: 731: 729: 714: 708: 707: 705: 703: 689: 683: 682: 664: 658: 657: 655: 653: 648:on 13 April 2015 644:. 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Mohawk Nation
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Santa Fe Indian Market
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National Museum of the American Indian
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Quebec
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Mohawk ironworker
Charles Ebbets
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Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
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