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Karl Bodmer: North American Portraits

Jun 16, 2021 AN HOUR
Gerard Baker, (Mandan/Hidatsa), Assistant Director, American Indian Relations, National Park Service (Retired)
Annika Johnson, Associate Curator of Native American Art, Joslyn Art Museum
Patricia Marroquin Norby, (Purépecha), Associate Curator of Native American Art, The Met
Scott Manning Stevens, (Akwesasne Mohawk Nation), Associate Professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies, Associate Professor of English, and Director, Native American and Indigenous Studies Program, Syracuse University

Join experts for a conversation about Karl Bodmer’s exceptionally detailed portraits of Omaha, Mandan, Hidatsa, Blackfoot, and other Plains nations peoples and the impact of the portraits on their communities. Please note: This program is prerecorded.

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

Captioning is made possible by the Ruth Lapham Lloyd Trust.

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