Cyrus Dallin's Appeal to the Great Spirit Reexamined
Date and Time
Sunday Mar 3, 2019
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST
Sunday, March 3rd
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Location
Musuem of Fine Arts Boston
Remis Auditorium
465 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA
Fees/Admission
Free but tickets are required
Cyrus Dallin's Appeal to the Great Sp...
Description
Cyrus Dallin's Appeal to the Great Spirit Reexamined
Heather Leavell, the Dallin Museum's director and curator, will be participating in this important discussion on the implications of Dallin's Appeal to the Great Spirit as a public commemoration of Native American history and experience.This event will take place in the MFA's Remis Auditorium. Admission is free, but tickets are required.
Program description from the MFA's website:
Installed at the MFA’s entrance in 1912, Dallin’s monumental equestrian sculpture is one of the Museum’s most visible—and understudied—works of art. Does Appeal to the Great Spirit portray a dignified Native American figure, as the artist intended, or does it simply uphold the 19th-cHeather Leavell, the Dallin Museum's director and curator, will be participating in this important discussion on the implications of Dallin's Appeal to the Great Spirit as a public commemoration of Native American history and experience.
Speakers:
Emily Burns, Assistant Professor, Art History, Auburn University
Heather Leavell, Director and Curator, Cyrus Dallin Art Museum
Jami Powell, Associate Curator of Native American Art, Hood Museum of Art
Moderator:
Elizabeth Solomon, Assistant Director of Academic Affairs, Harvard School of Public Health
