One of the Corn Sisters
Nora Naranjo-Morse
Created : 1989
Donated : 2006
Medium : Sculpture/bronze
Dimensions: 24 inx10 in
Located: Annex Walkway
Nora Naranjo-Morse is a celebrated Tewa artist and poet from Santa Clara Pueblo, widely recognized for her multidisciplinary works that bridge sculpture, performance, and earthworks. Rooted in her Pueblo heritage yet unbound by tradition, Naranjo-Morse uses art as a vehicle for storytelling, cultural memory, and social commentary.
One of the Crow Sisters is a bronze sculpture from 1989 that belongs to her iconic Crow Sisters series, a body of work that reimagines Pueblo womanhood through a blend of humor, power, and spiritual depth. The Crow Sisters are not literal figures, but mythic personas—playful, grounded, and defiant—who reflect the resilience and evolving identities of Native women. Each sister represents a different voice in a larger conversation about cultural continuity and transformation.
Cast in bronze, this sculpture captures a sense of motion and presence—an embodied narrative form that is both intimate and monumental. The work, like much of Naranjo-Morse’s practice, resists categorization: it is contemporary yet ancestral, personal yet collective.
Naranjo-Morse’s contributions to Indigenous art have been widely honored, and her work is held in major institutions including the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. She continues to inspire through her public installations, films, and writings that explore land, identity, and the power of Indigenous expression.
[On view in the Capitol Art Collection – Annex Walkway]
