Archive for the ‘art’ Category
the course of empire
Cole Thomas, The Course of Empire (series), 1836. Oil on canvas.
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mate helps
‘Mate Helps’, Herald, 1961. This came up in a presentation delivered by Jane Lydon last fortnight at the Gender and Settler Colonialism symposium. It is discussed and contextualised in her recent book, Fantastic Dreaming: The Archaeology of and Aboriginal Mission, Altamira Press, 2009. Many thanks to Jane for letting me share it on the blog.
Filed under: art, Australia, Scholarship and insights | Closed
contested terrain
From Contested Terrain: Aboriginal Land Petitions in New Brunswick. This website features a digital collection of petitions, written between 1786 and 1878, relating to land grants in colonial New Brunswick, in which either Aboriginal people are the petitioners or their land is the subject of attention. Little documentation exists in New Brunswick surrounding the early […]
Filed under: art, Canada, Website | Closed
cleveland indians
No race, creed or religion should endure the ridicule faced by Native Americans today. – National Congress of American Indians. Another hat tip to Mat A.
Filed under: art, Political developments, United States | Closed
tiki midnight
Brad Parker, “Tiki Midnight” (200?), print on wood block. Find his stuff here. Thanks Rob A. for pointing this one out.
Filed under: art, Hawaii | Closed
goldblatt in boksburg
Michael Stevenson is exhibiting David Goldblatt’s awesome selection of apartheid photography at the moment, which you can see on his gallery website. This is my favourite: David Goldblatt, “Saturday morning at the Hypermarket: Miss Lovely Legs Competition”. Silver gelatin print, 1979.
Filed under: art, Southern Africa | Closed
Gordon Bennett (b. 1955), “Self portrait (But I always wanted to be one of the good guys)” (1990), held in a Private collection, Brisbane; Photo by Phillip Andrews; from ABC Radio National
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half indian / half mexican
James Luna (b. 1950), “Half Indian / Half Mexican” (1991), held at the Denver Art Museum.
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me-no-quet
The wickedlocal reports of Early Lithographs of Native American leaders currently on loan from Fruitlands Gallery to Littleton, MA.
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