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October 02, 2007

Picturing Native Americans in the Nineteenth Century: Lithographs from McKenney

While serving as Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Thomas McKenney advocated Native American rights and commissioned the painting of over one hundred portraits of Native Americans as they made diplomatic visits to the nation’s capital. Now, thirty-seven hand-colored lithographic copies of those portraits are on display in the Society’s main gallery as part of Picturing Native Americans in the Nineteenth Century. All of the portraits were contained in History of the Indian Tribes of North America, which was published between 1836 and 1844, and most of the lithographs reproduce now-lost paintings, destroyed in an 1865 fire. Viewers are encouraged to contemplate the images and consider how they influenced past and present perceptions of Native Americans. The exhibit will run through March 15, 2008.

Guests are invited to a public reception celebrating the exhibit’s opening in the Main Gallery from 5:00 to 8:30 p.m., October 2, during the MU Campus Gallery and Culture Crawl. Light refreshments will be provided, and curator Joan Stack will be available to discuss the exhibit with visitors.

The Society is located on the ground floor, east side of Ellis Library on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. The Main Gallery is free and open to the public Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and Wednesday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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