[Powerful Images: Portrayals of Native America]

Conaty, Gerald T., Leslie, Mike, Boehme, Sarah E., Crane Bear, Clifford, Hansen, Emma I., Nottage, James H., Harrison, Julia D., Anthropologica

In the tradition of art gallery catalogues, Powerful Images is impressive. It is an oversize volume, printed on fine paper to maximize the quality of the many colour illustrations and includes six essays by museum specialists. The exhibition was a project of Museums West, a consortium of 10 museums, all with large Western art and "Indian" collections scattered from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Los Angeles, California, to Calgary, Alberta.(f.1) The Glenbow Museum is the only Canadian member. This group defined themselves as "an international group of collegial institutions organized for the purpose of developing and expanding an awareness and an appreciation of the North American West" (p. x). The …

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Publication information: Article title: [Powerful Images: Portrayals of Native America]. Contributors: Conaty, Gerald T. - Author, Leslie, Mike - Author, Boehme, Sarah E. - Author, Crane Bear, Clifford - Author, Hansen, Emma I. - Author, Nottage, James H. - Author, Harrison, Julia D. - Author. Journal title: Anthropologica. Volume: 41. Issue: 2 Publication date: January 1, 1999. Page number: 212. © Wilfrid Laurier University 1996. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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