Tomorrow we finally get to visit the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA), and I can't wait to finally see some of the art pieces I've been looking into in person. My goals for today were to plan out the exhibits and artwork that I wanted to visit tomorrow when we get to UMMA. That way, when we actually get there, we won't waste anytime lost and confused, and we can begin digging deeper into our social issues as soon as we get there. After some thorough digging through the UMMA website, we found the UMMA archives, which were categorized by topics. I went under the "Ethnicity and Race" topic, as it relates directly to what I'm exploring and they organized everything for us, from "African American Woman Artists" to "Indigenous North American Arts" to "Race, Gender, Class, and American Identity" (All of which are perfect for my topic!!). Here is an example of the "Race, Gender, Class, and American Identity" Topic on the website, just to give an idea of the types of art we will be looking at tomorrow: One exhibit that stood out to me is titled "Representations of Native Americans and Native American Sites," which ties to my last blog, where I focused on Native American art at the Toledo Museum of Art. Here is one example below, by Edward S. Curtis, that was taken in 1910-11, that I feel very much captures the different representations that I'm trying to convey with this independent study: I feel that Native American art and Native American representations are often overlooked by the general public. However, I feel that with the long and complex history of the Native Americans, it is important for us to look into their art, so we can gain a greater insight into their experiences being displaced, killed, and tortured over the years.
I look forward to our visit, and my experiences today have prepared me and narrowed my focus on what I will be looking for at the museum tomorrow!
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Lan Chi (Ivy) Gauler
1/16/2019 08:09:50 am
I am curious about how Native American artists show/share their own culture and history through their work.
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