Julia F. Parker

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Julia Parker
Queen Elizabeth II

Julia Florence Parker (born February 1928)

Kashaya Pomo
basket weaver.

Parker studied with some of the leading 20th century

Cloverdale Pomo). Over the last 40 years, Parker has become one of the preeminent Native American basket makers in California. She is a respected elder of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and long-time resident of Yosemite Valley.[2]

Parker is prolific artist, teacher, and storyteller.

Background

Julia Parker was born in February 1928 in

Mono Lake Paiute. The couple moved to Yosemite, where Parker began her studies of basketry with Telles.[1] She continued her training with Carrie Bethel, Minnie Mike, and Elsie Allen.[1]

Career

Since 1960, Parker has worked as a cultural specialist at the

National Museum of the American Indian, George Gustav Heye Center
in New York City, to consult with specialists about collections stored in their facilities.

Exhibitions and awards

In 2004, Parker's work was the subject of a major retrospective exhibition, The Past in Present Tense: Four Decades of Julia Parker Baskets,[3] curated by Deborah Valoma and installed at the Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek. In the same year she was featured in a segment of KQED television's program, Spark.[4]

Parker's work is in permanent collections of the

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom;[1]
and numerous other private collections.

In 2006,

honorary doctorate on Parker;[5] in May 2021 she received an honorary doctorate from California State University, Fresno
.

In 2007, Parker was the recipient of a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, the United States' highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.[6][7]

Further reading

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Giese, Paula (February 15, 2002). "Julia F. Parker". California Baskets. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Flanagan, Kellie (August 4, 2019). "Presentation By Artist, Teacher And Storyteller Julia Parker". Sierra News Online. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Weinstein, Dave (October 1, 2004). "Walnut Creek: Basket weaver represents best of American Indian tradition". SFGate. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Julia Parker". KQED. May 2004. Archived from the original on August 14, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "CCA to Confer Honorary Doctorates on Julia Florence Parker and Richard Tuttle". California College of the Arts. April 19, 2006. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017.
  6. ^ "National Heritage Fellowships: Julia Parker: Kashia Pomo basketmaker". National Endowment for the Arts. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  7. ^ Pich, Tom (2009). "Picture Perfect: Portraits of NEA National Heritage Fellows". NEA Arts Magazine (3). National Endowment for the Arts: 14. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011.
  8. OCLC 815383770
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