Colonized through art : American Indian schools and art education, 1889-1915 / Marinella Lentis.

Author
Lentis, Marinella [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Lincoln ; London : University of Nebraska Press, [2017]
Description
xxvii, 421 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    Summary note
    "An examination of government-controlled schools' use of art education as a process for assimilating American Indian children at the turn of the twentieth century."--Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-405) and index.
    Contents
    • Art "Lifts them to her own high level": Nineteenth-century art education
    • "An indispensable adjunct to all training of this kind": The place of art in Indian schools
    • "Show him the needs of civilization and how to adapt his work to the needs of the hour": Native arts and crafts in Indian schools
    • "The administration has no sympathy with perpetuation of any except the most substantial of Indian handicraft": Art education at the Albuquerque Indian School
    • "Drawing and all the natural artistic talents of the pupils are encouraged and cultivated": Art education at Sherman Institute
    • "Susie Chase-the-Enemy and her friends do good work": Exhibits from Indian schools at fairs and expositions
    • "The comparison with the work of white scholars is not always to the credit of the latter": Art training on display at educational conventions
    • Conclusion
    • Appendix A: List of fairs, expositions, and educational conventions that featured Indian school exhibits
    • Appendix B: Day, Reservation, and Non-Reservation schools represented at major and national fairs
    • Appendix C: Layouts of Minneapolis and Boston exhibits.
    Other title(s)
    American Indian schools and art education, 1889-1915
    ISBN
    • 9780803255449 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
    • 0803255446 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
    • 9781496228215 ((paperback : alk. paper))
    • 1496228219
    LCCN
    2016034818
    OCLC
    961266416
    Other standard number
    • 40027268219
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