SD Nelson (Standing Rock Sioux), Illustration for Greet the Dawn: The Lakota Way. Courtesy of the State Historical Society of North Dakota 2021.41.134. © 2012 SD Nelson.
Members' Preview for The Precious Things We Share: The Past, Present, and Future of Indigenous Picture Book Art
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Join us for a special preview of The Precious Things We Share: The Past, Present, and Future of Indigenous Picture Book Art, the first of its kind celebrating and centering Indigenous picture book artists from what is now the United States and Canada. Exploring the illustrative traditions of the Peoples of Turtle Island and spanning more than 250 years of storytelling, it highlights the growth of children’s books created by Indigenous artists and the vibrant stories and images that reflect Native lives, cultures, and traditions.
The Preview begins at 5:30 pm with hors d’oeuvres in the Great Hall, followed by a conversation in the Auditorium from 6:30-7:30 pm moderated by Guest Curator Dr. Lee Francis IV (Laguna Pueblo), with co-curator Eleanor Owl Stolzoff (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), Larry Spotted Crow Mann (Historical Nipmuc), and Kiara Vigil (Dakota and Apache). The program will also be livestreamed for Members. The evening concludes at 8 pm. Precious Things opens to the public the following day.
Support for this exhibition is provided by is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (Federal grant award ID: MA-256047-OMS-24) and Mass Humanities through the Massachusetts Cultural Council, with exhibition design by Kristin Gentry in collaboration with Theory One.
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