Frederick Joseph Dockstader

Background

Dockstader, Frederick Joseph was born on February 3, 1912 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Frederick and Dorothy Dockstader.

Education

AB, Northern Arizona University, 1939. Master of Arts, Northern Arizona University, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Western Reserve University, 1951.

Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Hartwick College, 1991. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University South Dakota, 1992.

Career

Staff ethnologist, Cranbrook Institute Science, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1943-1951; instructor, curator, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1952-1955; assistant director, Museum American Indian, Heye Foundation, New York City, 1955-1960; director, Museum American Indian, Heye Foundation, New York City, 1960-1975; Adjunct Professor, Arizona State University School Fine Arts, Tempe, since 1982. Instructor silversmithing N.H. League, Hanover, 1952-1955.

Achievements

• Frederick Joseph Dockstader has been listed as a noteworthy museum administrator, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Weaving Arts of the North American Indian

    (This revised edition examines all aspects of textile arti...)

  • Weaving Arts of the North American Indian, Revised Edition

    (This revised edition examines all aspects of textile arti...)

  • Single Chapter eBook 1 – AMERICAN INDIAN VISUAL ART (Overview of Indians of the Americas – A 20th Century Perspective)

    (Chapter 1 from Overview of Indians of the Americas – A 20...)

  • The Song of the Loom: New Traditions in Navajo Weaving

    (83 contemporary masterpieces in color, featuring many cer...)

  • The American Indian in Graduate Studies: A Bibliography of Theses and Dissertations

    (Contributions From The Museum Of The American Indian Heye...)

  • Indian art in America: The arts and crafts of the North American Indian

    (With 69 color plates and 180 black and white illustrations.)

  • Great North American Indians: Profiles in Life and Leadership (A norback book)

    (Profiles on significant North American Indians.)

  • Art in America, no. 3, 1961: Indian Art of the Americas

    (Nonfiction: fine art. Article by Frederick J. Dockstader:...)

  • Indian Art in North America; Arts and Crafts

    (Fourth Printing. 10" x 11" hardcover is in VG+ condition ...)

  • Naked Clay. 3000 Years of Unadorned Pottery of the American Indian

    ('....demonstrate the remarkable range of form in the cera...)

  • Indian Art in Middle America. Pre-Columbian & contemporary arts and crafts of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
  • Pre-Columbian Art and Later Indian Tribal Arts
  • { INDIAN ART IN NORTH AMERICA: ARTS AND CRAFTS } Dockstader, Frederick J ( AUTHOR ) Oct-03-2013 Hardcover
  • Indian Art in South America
  • Indian art in South America: pre-Columbian and contemporary arts and crafts .
  • Great North American Indians: Profiles in Life and Leadership (A norback book) by Dockstader, Frederick J. (1978) Hardcover
  • Weaving Arts of the North American Indian
  • Indian art in Middle America
  • Indian Art of Central America.
  • The American Indian in Graduate Studies: A Bibliography of Theses and dissertations/ Contributions from the Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation Vol. XXV Part I
  • Weaving Arts of the North American Indian, Revised Edition by Frederick J. Dockstader (1994-04-03)
  • Indian Art in America: The Arts and Crafts of the North American Indian/#06683

Membership

Member Cosmos Club, Century Club.

Interests

• Avocation: silversmithing.

Connections

Father:

Frederick Dockstader

Mother:

Dorothy Dockstader