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Renewing What They Gave Us IMAGES
These images may be used for editorial purposes in magazines, newspapers and online to promote “Renewing What They Gave Us: Native American Artists in Residence,” Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017 - Sunday, April 22, 2018, at the Minnesota History Center. Credit information is listed.
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Jessica Gokey and Terri Hom, apprentice Ojibwe beadwork, often identified by its distinctive floral style, is a rich tradition extending back nearly two centuries in the Great Lakes region. During her residency, Gokey studied more than 200 examples of historic Ojibwe beadwork in the MNHS collections. Pictured artwork: Native foods table accent Download high-res image (385.95 KB) |
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Pat Kruse and Gage Kruse, apprentice Pat Kruse is a birch bark artist who lives and works on the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation in Minnesota with his son and apprentice, Gage. Used to make canoes, houses, containers for food preparation and storage, and works of art, birch trees and their bark have been central to the lives of Ojibwe people in this region for centuries. Pictured artwork: Birch bark appliqué baseball hat Download high-res image (330.63 KB) |
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Denise Lajimodiere In addition to being a professional educator and published poet, Denise Lajimodiere practices the Ojibwe and Cree art of birch bark biting. Known in Ojibwe as mazinibakajige, or “pictographs on bark,” paper-thin layers of birch bark are folded, bitten with an eye tooth, and then unfolded to reveal an image. Pictured artwork: Floral pattern birch bark biting Download high-res image (345.29 KB) |
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Gwen Westerman and Erin Griffin, apprentice Gwen Westerman is a historian, educator, and poet, as well as a visual artist. During her residency, she examined the practice of ribbon work appliqué, which is often associated with eastern American Indian cultures, but is also associated with the traditional homeland of her ancestors, the Isanti Dakota. Westerman mentored a number of younger Dakota artists, including her daughter Erin, during her residency. Pictured artwork: Ribbonwork blanket Download high-res image (708.52 KB) |
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Holly Young Holly Young is committed to revitalizing the lesser-known floral form of beadwork once common among the Dakota, Lakota and Métis people of this region. Given the history of Dakota expulsion from Minnesota, this style did not persist long and was nearly forgotten by contemporary Dakota artists until recently. Pictured artwork: Floral vest Download high-res image (441.13 KB) |
