Jimmie Durham
American artist (1940-2021)
Jimmie Durham (July 10, 1940 – November 17, 2021) was an American-Swiss sculptor, essayist and poet. He was active during the civil rights movements of African Americans and Native Americans in the 1960s and 1970s. He spent most of his career in Switzerland.[2]
Jimmie Durham | |
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 Durham in 2012 | |
| Born | Jimmie Bob Durham[1] July 10, 1940 Houston, Texas, US |
| Died | November 17, 2021 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | École des Beaux-Arts, Switzerland |
| Known for | Sculpture, poetry, installation art |
| Style | Postmodernism |
He said that he was a Cherokee but that claim has been denied by tribal representatives.[3]
Durham died on November 17, 2021 in Berlin, Germany at the age of 81.[4]
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change- ↑ Regan, Sheila (June 28, 2017). "Jimmie Durham Retrospective Reignites Debate Over His Claim of Native Ancestry". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ↑ "Peill Stiftung - Jimmie Durham". www.peill-stiftung.de. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
- ↑ Watts, Ph.D., Cara Cowan; et al. (26 June 2017). "Dear Unsuspecting Public, Jimmie Durham Is a Trickster - Jimmie Durham's indigenous identity has always been a fabrication and remains one". Indian Country Media Network. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
Durham is neither enrolled nor eligible for citizenship in any of the three federally-recognized and historical Cherokee Tribes: the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma, and the Cherokee Nation.
- ↑ "Escultor Jimmie Durham morre aos 81 anos em Berlim". Terra. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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