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Growing Thunder Collective on Karl Bodmer | Artists on Artwork

Join Growing Thunder Collective, three generations of traditional beadwork and quillwork artists, for a glimpse into their collaborative practice and the relevance of Swiss-born artist Karl Bodmer’s portraits of Indigenous peoples to the work they create today.

Join Growing Thunder Collective, three generations of traditional beadwork and quillwork artists, for a glimpse into their collaborative practice and the relevance of Swiss-born artist Karl Bodmer’s portraits of Indigenous peoples to the work they create today.

Featuring Growing Thunder Collective: Joyce Growing Thunder, Juanita Growing Thunder, Jessa Rae Growing Thunder (Sisituwan/Wahpetuwan/Hohe) and Thayer Tolles, Marica F. Vilcek Curator of American Painting and Sculpture, The American Wing, The Met

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Karl Bodmer: North American Portraits."
https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2021/karl-bodmer-north-american-portraits

Images courtesy of:
Nando Silvers
Jessa Rae Growing Thunder
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha
Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ
National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Charles and Valerie Diker Collection

Credits:
Producers: Ann Meisinger, Melissa Bell
Editor: Alex Guns
Remote recording engineer: Andrea Theodore
Production Assistant: Anastasiya Gutnik

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Joyce Growing Thunder
Juanita Growing Thunder
Jessa Rae Growing Thunder
Thayer Tolles
Marica F. Vilcek Curator of American Painting and Sculpture, The American Wing

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