Pat Courtney Gold

Pat Courtney Gold (b. 1939[1]) is a Wasco Native basket weaver from the Columbia River area of Oregon. She is a 2007 NEA National Heritage Fellow[2]. She graduated with a BA in mathematics and physics from Whitman College and worked as a mathematician-computer specialist[3] before beginning her career in basket weaving.

Her artwork is on exhibit in museums around the world including the High Desert Museum[4], Royal British Columbia Museum, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University[5], and Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian[6].[1]

She was featured in an episode of PBS Craft in America in 2009[7].

References

  1. 1 2 G., Congdon, Kristin (2011). American folk art : a regional reference. Hallmark, Kara Kelley. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313349379. OCLC 782906071.
  2. ↑ "Pat Courtney Gold". NEA. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  3. ↑ "Entwined with Life: Native American Basketry - Plateau Weavers - Burke Museum". www.burkemuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  4. ↑ "Our Collections - High Desert Museum". High Desert Museum. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  5. ↑ "Pat Courtney Gold | Peabody Museum". www.peabody.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  6. ↑ "The Language of Native American Baskets from the Weavers' View - view_pat". americanindian.si.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  7. ↑ "CRAFT IN AMERICA | MEMORY". Craft in America. Retrieved 2018-10-11.

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