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Reinstalling Art of Native America: Three Perspectives

Explore Dream Catcher by Marie Watt (Seneca Nation), featured in the exhibition Art of Native America.

In the second day of the Annual Textile Conservation Colloquium, explore Dream Catcher by interdisciplinary artist Marie Watt (Seneca Nation), a featured work in the exhibition Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection. Learn about the artist’s process—drawn from history, memory, Iroquois/Haudenosaunee protofeminism, and Indigenous teachings—and the intent and interpretation behind the installation at The Met.

Featuring:
Cristina Balloffet Carr, Conservator, Textile Conservation, The Met
Alexandra Barlow, Assistant Conservator, Textile Conservation, The Met
Marie Watt, artist
Sylvia Yount, Lawrence A. Fleischman Curator in Charge, The American Wing, The Met

This colloquium is made possible by the generous support of the Lenore G. Tawney Foundation.

© 2021 The Metropolitan Museum of Art


Contributors

Cristina Balloffet Carr
Conservator, Department of Textile Conservation
Sylvia Yount
Lawrence A. Fleischman Curator in Charge of the American Wing
Marie Watt
Artist
Alexandra Barlow
Assistant Conservator, Textile Conservation

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