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New “Into the Mirror” exhibit to highlight Indigenous artists

By Marcus Elwell / Lifestyle / March 26, 2024

Photo courtesy: © Oklahoma Historical Society - Oklahoma History Center

The Oklahoma History Center Museum is all set to open a new exhibit called “Into the Mirror”. The exhibit will present a view of Indigenous people from the perspective of Indigenous artists. It is scheduled to open on March 30th and will feature the works of several renowned artists including:

  • Buffalo Meat (Cheyenne), 1847-1917
  • Carl Sweezy (Arapaho), c. 1879-1953
  • Stephen Mopope (Kiowa), 1898-1974
  • James Auchiah (Kiowa), 1906-1974
  • Archie Blackowl (Cheyenne), 1911-1992
  • Woodrow Wilson “Woody” Crumbo (Citizen Potawatomi), 1912-1989
  • Woodrow Wilson “Woody” Big Bow (Kiowa), 1914-1988
  • Willard Stone (Cherokee), 1916-1985
  • Herman Toppah (Kiowa), 1923-1980
  • Enoch Kelly Haney (Seminole/Mvskoke), 1940-2022
  • Jerome Richard Tiger (Mvskoke/Seminole), 1941-1967
  • Ed Defender (Standing Rock Sioux), c. 1953-1999
  • Sharron Ahtone-Harjo (Kiowa) b. 1945

The exhibit will display the works of these artists from 1878 to the present day. The reason for selecting these artists is that they represent the Indigenous people in their own unique way. The exhibit will feature a variety of mediums such as oil, acrylic, watercolor, casein, pencil sketches, lithographs, and bronze sculptures.

The exhibit will run from March 30th until January 30th of next year. The museum is open from Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

This article originally appeared on The Better Life blog.