The Art History Association is delighted to announce the kickoff of its 2024 Spring Speaker Series on Native American visual and material culture with a virtual talk by Dr. Katie Bunn-Marcuse,Associate Professor of Native Art in the Division of Art History and Curator of Northwest Native Art at the Burke Museum at the University of Washington. Her presentation will be held via Zoom on Monday, February 5th at 7:00 PM.
Dr. Bunn-Marcuse’s lecture, entitled “Buttons, Blankets, and Borders – Material Embodiments of Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw Privilege,” will discuss the use of sewing buttons and beads on wool and calico robes and aprons byKwakwa̱ka̱’wakw women that are essential toongoing expressions of inherited prerogatives and rights. Shifting the scholarly focus from the carved traditions in Northwest Coast art, this talk recenters the textile arts within a holistic culturally-focused context while addressing issues of gender, the effects of colonial practices, and the damage wrought by salvage anthropology as it fragmented cultural information across archives.Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw women’s artistic productions embody long-held technical and aesthetic knowledge connected to oral histories and cultural practices.
Attached is a flyer for you to share with students and other members of our greater New Paltz community whom you feel would be interested. Live transcription (captions) will be enabled for accessibility, but please feel free to contact me atheuerk@newpaltz.eduor (845) 257-3829, should you need additional assistance to enjoy this event with us!
