Learn about the story of Fog Woman and Raven and the generations of this totem pole from the Tlingit The Chief Johnson Totem Pole by Richard Jackson and Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank
This bandolier bag is the first of its kind from the Sac and Fox tribe in more than 20 years Marilyn Spoon, Bandolier Bag by Dr. heather ahtone and Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank
Smith uses historic Wyandotte forms to create this contemporary pot, bringing his Indigenous traditions into the present and future Richard Zane Smith, Wyandotte Feast Pot by Dr. heather ahtone and Dr. Steven Zucker
An ode to a taken homeland, this painting features a broad landscape of the Wichita Mountains and an everyday scene of the Kiowa people Stephen Mopope, Game of Skill by Dr. Chelsea Herr and Dr. Steven Zucker
A plaster cast of a manhole cover from the streets of Manhattan is a testament to this artist's experimental use of materials Sari Dienes, Star Circle by Dr. Sarah Eckhardt and Dr. Steven Zucker
Bright red fringe, a pheasant and macaw feather fan, trade blankets—these meticulous details shine in this painting of a member of the Native American Church. Ruthe Blalock Jones, Medicine Woman by Dr. Chelsea Herr and Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank
Stripes of industrial spray paint on this canvas recall the industrial city and undersides of highways Hedda Sterne, Number 3—1957 by Dr. Sarah Eckhardt and Dr. Steven Zucker
Lewis leaves behind the figure for abstracted fragments at the end of World War II Norman Lewis, Untitled by Dr. Shawnya L. Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
Connections between the southwestern U.S. and Mesoamerica are revealed in these vessels featuring parrots or macaws and a merchant Paquimé jars by Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker
Sam Gilliam trespasses the distinction between painting and sculpture Sam Gilliam, Purpled (Chasers Series) by Valerie Cassel Oliver, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Dr. Steven Zucker
Charles Sebree expresses his inner self in The Mystic. Representing the inner self: Charles Sebree’s The ... by Dr. Jeffrey Richmond-Moll, Dr. Shawnya L. Harris and Dr. Beth Harris
Learn the story behind this totem pole that no longer stands The story of the Oyster Man, a ... by Teresa DeWitt and Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank
Dorica Jackson spent 16 years weaving this robe with an abstract whale design and fringe that would animate the movements of a dancer Dorica Jackson, Diving Whale Chilkat Robe by Dorica Jackson and Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank
What is a potlatch? And how is it related to this totem pole? Haida potlatch pole by Teresa DeWitt and Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank
The body of this box is made of one piece of wood carefully bent into its four sides Bentwood Boxes of the Northwest Coast peoples by Teresa DeWitt, Totem Heritage Center Museum Attendant and Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank
Learn about two types of totem poles from the Tlingit people of the Pacific Northwest Coast that memorialize individuals who have passed Tlingit mortuary and memorial totem poles by Teresa DeWitt and Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank
A 19th-century totem pole from Old Kasaan village of the Haida helps us to understand the meaning and function of clan crests. Reading a Haida clan crest totem pole by Teresa DeWitt, Totem Heritage Center Museum Attendant and Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank
De Bry's images of the Americas affirm and assert a sense of European superiority. Picturing America by Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank
A Greek myth and the American anti-Slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin are combined to upend our own contemporary myths. Turning Uncle Tom’s Cabin upside down by Dr. Halona Norton-Westbrook, Toledo Museum of Art and Dr. Beth Harris
Cole, the great American landscape painter, looks across the vast history of Western architecture Dreaming big by Dr. Lawrence W. Nichols, Toledo Museum of Art and Dr. Steven Zucker