Calico Hat Band 

Logan Maxwell Hagege, born in 1980, made this painting with oil on canvas. The artist chose traditional materials in order to depict a Native American subject in a modern style, bridging painting traditions with depictions of Native American life. The smooth surfaces and careful blending of hues in the sky, cloud, and hat demonstrate a mastery of oil painting techniques, while also speaking to the cultural significance of textiles and adornment. The hatband, referred to in the title, is decorated in a light-colored fabric, adding an element of craft and design to the composition, while the blanket wrapped around the sitter adds to the social context, and suggests cultural traditions of the subject's heritage. The artist's material choices, combined with his attention to detail and composition, result in a contemplative, yet dynamic, exploration of cultural identity and representation, challenging traditional distinctions between fine art and craft.