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Yoko Ono’s Manhattan
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Studio portrait of a young Wind River Shoshone woman wearing a beaded hide dress and moccasins
1883
Unknown photographer
National Museum of the...
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Studio portrait of the young Chickasaw woman Annie Guy (ca. 1853-ca. 1925), wearing clothing of the era, seated in a fringed posing chair.
1877
A....
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Green Tara
Tibet; 14th century
Asia Society
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On Wednesday, February 27, at noon, author Eric L. Muller will discuss his book “Colors of Confinement.”
This program will...
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Start With CoffeeRetro-style typographic coffee quote by NeueGraphic
“I don’t want to work with people I don’t like. Life is too short. So you do become friends. Life has too few friends.”
Tim Cook, cited by Josh Tyrangial (via stoweboyd)
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Two Navajo skateboarders take a break from skateboarding during the Elemental Awareness’ 2012 competition event in Fort Defiance, Arizona.
The Elemental Awareness Foundation conducts a series of contests each year with a select group of professional skaters in many locations around the USA. The contests are held to promote skateboarding as a positive activity and stimulate community support for youth in these areas.More information about The Elemental Awareness Foundation can be found at http://www.elementalawareness.org/
My fave chart changes w/each visit to the “Hindsight is 20/20” exhibit. Today’s fave is this gem:
“Hindsight is Always 20/20” by R. Luke DuBois is on exhibit at the Lawrence Arts Center until 17 November 2012. Read my review here.
Although The Devil and Daniel Websteris a light weight hug of big themes—and is dated—I was taken with the scene below because of how it mentions American Indians:
WEBSTER (looking over the deed that Jabez Stone has signed with Scratch): H’m. This appears — I say appears — to be properly drawn. But you shall not have this man! A man isn’t property! Mr. Stone is an American citizen, and no American citizen may be forced into the service of a foreign prince.
SCRATCH: Foreign? And who calls me a foreigner?
WEBSTER: Well, I never heard the dev— of your claiming American citizenship.
SCRATCH: And who with better right? When the first wrong was done to the first Indian, I was there. When the first slaver put out for the Congo, I stood on the deck.
Hauling Water Never Sounded so good. Oil on Canvas, Jeremy Singer
By Jeremy Singer.
I have to say that the New York Times is doing a better job in 2012 with its coverage of Indian Country (beyond casinos).
Reminiscent of a RATM’s song lyric: “They say ‘We’ll kill them off, take their land and go there for vacation.’”
From NPR, a news item about the Batwa (a Tribe in southwest Uganda):
Mgahinga National Park’s 13 square miles are dense with towering bamboo, braided vines, wild fruit, forest elephants and cape buffalo. The place is also filled with poignant memories for the Batwa because they can no longer live here — they can only visit. (More)
