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Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty
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Give Away Horses dress (2006) created by Fogarty and her relatives. In the collection of the National Museum of the American Indian.
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| Born | 1969 (age 55–56) |
| Education | Family, self-taught |
| Known for | Beadwork, Quillwork |
| Movement | Traditional |
Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty (born 1969) is a talented Native American artist. She is known for her beautiful beadwork and quillwork. Juanita creates traditional clothing and items, often called regalia, from the Northern Plains tribes. She is a member of the Assiniboine Sioux tribes.
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About Juanita's Life
Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty was born in Castro Valley, California in 1969. Her family is from the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Juanita spent a lot of her childhood there.
Her mother, Joyce Growing Thunder Fogarty, is also a very famous bead and quill artist. Joyce is the only artist to win "Best of Show" three times at the Santa Fe Indian Market. Both Juanita and her mother come from a long line of Plains Indians artists. Juanita learned her skills from her mother. She has been beading since she was only three years old. Sometimes, Juanita works with her mother Joyce and her daughter Jessica "Jessa Rae." They bead together on bigger projects, like large pieces of regalia.
Juanita's Amazing Art
Juanita Fogarty makes traditional Plains clothing and accessories. These include purses, pipe bags, dolls, and cradle boards. She also creates rifle scabbards and knife cases. All of these items are decorated with beautiful beadwork or porcupine quill embroidery.
How Quillwork is Made
Her quillwork takes a lot of hard work and time. First, she gathers quills from porcupines that have recently died. Then, she washes and dyes them. She uses both man-made dyes and natural dyes. Natural dyes come from plants like bloodroot, blackberries, and wolf moss.
Sorting the quills by color and size is the longest part of the process. After sorting, the quills are softened in warm water. Juanita then flattens them using her own teeth. Finally, she attaches or wraps the quills onto moose or deer hide. This creates amazing and detailed patterns.
Designs and Recognition
The designs in her artwork are both abstract (like patterns) and realistic (like pictures). They are inspired by nature, daily life, and the stories of her tribes. She explains that traditional designs would "reflect what the people saw." They also showed "what they had going on in their lives at the time." For example, a design might show if someone in their family had gone to war.
Juanita Fogarty has won "Best of Class" four times at the Santa Fe Indian Market. She also dances at powwows. She wears special regalia made by her family over seven years. As of 2006, she lived in North San Juan, California.
Her artwork is kept in many important museum collections. These include the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.
In 2019, her artwork called Give Away Horses was part of a special exhibit. She created this piece with her mother and daughter. The exhibit was named "Heart of Our People: Native Women Artists." It was shown at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
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