Join Growing Thunder Collective, three generations of traditional beadwork and quillwork artists, for a glimpse into their collaborative practice and the relevance of Swiss-born artist Karl Bodmer’s portraits of Indigenous peoples to the work they create today.
Featuring Growing Thunder Collective: Joyce Growing Thunder, Juanita Growing Thunder, Jessa Rae Growing Thunder (Sisituwan/Wahpetuwan/Hohe) and Thayer Tolles, Marica F. Vilcek Curator of American Painting and Sculpture, The American Wing, The Met
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Karl Bodmer: North American Portraits."
https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2021/karl-bodmer-north-american-portraits
Images courtesy of:
Nando Silvers
Jessa Rae Growing Thunder
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha
Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ
National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Charles and Valerie Diker Collection
Credits:
Producers: Ann Meisinger, Melissa Bell
Editor: Alex Guns
Remote recording engineer: Andrea Theodore
Production Assistant: Anastasiya Gutnik
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Growing Thunder Collective on Karl Bodmer | Artists on Artwork
Join Growing Thunder Collective, three generations of traditional beadwork and quillwork artists, for a glimpse into their collaborative practice and the relevance of Swiss-born artist Karl Bodmer’s portraits of Indigenous peoples to the work they create today.
Various contributors
40 min. watch
Contributors
Joyce Growing ThunderJuanita Growing ThunderJessa Rae Growing ThunderThayer Tolles
Marica F. Vilcek Curator of American Painting and Sculpture, The American Wing
Marica F. Vilcek Curator of American Painting and Sculpture, The American Wing
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