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PAST EXHIBITIONS: 2002
Indian Princesses & Cowgirls: Stereotypes from the Frontier
January
10 - February 17, 2002
Opening reception: January 9, 530- 730 pm
>Annie Oakley in later life, dressed as an Indian Princess for a costume
ball, 1919, photographer unknown. Courtesy of the Garst Museum, Greenville, Ohio.
Curated by Marilyn Burgess and Gail Guthrie Valaskakis. Circulated by Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver
This exhibition presented a topography of stereotypical images of gender and race in late 19th century and early 20th century advertising images and in art. Focusing on several types, the exhibition draws out the repetition of certain imaginary figures, while presenting contrasting juxtapositions in documentary photography and contemporary artists' interventions.
