The Enduring Navajo
By Martha Pettigrew, Installed 2000
Martha Pettigrew is primarily a bronze sculptor, often creating life-size or even larger than life pieces. She has established herself as one of the foremost Western contemporary sculptors. Pettigrew takes much inspiration from the Native people in the Southern United States and she finds their everyday lives to be the perfect subject for her work.
Martha Pettigrew has won several awards for her work from various shows and museums such as; Best of Show (Western Spirit Art Show), the George Phippen Memorial Foundation Award (Phippen Western Art Show), and the Silver Medal at Knickerbocker Artists in New York, among many other prestigious accomplishments.
