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Get acquainted with fascinating artworks in Contemporary Native Art 101
By Dorene Red Cloud (Oglala Lakota), associate curator of Native American art Acee Blue Eagle (Creek / Pawnee, 1907-1959) Untitled, 1935-1955 Tempera and pencil on paper Bequest of Raymond Lee, Jr. 1999.14.3 The Native art represented in the Eiteljorg Museum’s...
United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo shares her poetry during a reading at Eiteljorg March 5
By Brandi Crocker, manager of special events and artist engagement Poet Laureate of the United States Joy Harjo (Mvskoke / Creek Nation) Image by Shawn Miller This spring, the Indianapolis community will have a rare opportunity to experience a poetry reading from the...
5 Questions with Zaron Burnett III, creator and host of Black Cowboys podcast
Telling the underrepresented stories of Black Cowboys By Brooke Sullivan, Eiteljorg marketing and communications intern Zaron Burnett III, creator, and host of the Black Cowboys podcast on iHeartRadio, will speak about his life and work at the Eiteljorg’s annual Leon...
Eiteljorg Insider: Finding Community through Community Engagement
By: Sophia Jaegly, Eiteljorg Fall 2021 Marketing and Communications Intern Entering the third year of my studies at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, I felt immense pressure to know. I wanted to discover how the world worked, how my community defined...
Eiteljorg Museum recognized as one of Indy’s Top 10 Most Architecturally Wondrous
Eiteljorg Museum front exterior Image courtesy of Jessica Strickland Photography, 2013 The Eiteljorg Museum was recognized as one of "Top 10 Most Architecturally Wondrous" buildings in Indianapolis, according to a Dec. 3, 2021 article in the Indianapolis...
Experience an abundance of Native American art now on exhibit
By Elisa G. Phelps, vice president and chief curatorial officer Unrecorded Artist from the Navajo Nation Necklace, 1970s Silver, turquoise Collection of the Eiteljorg Museum Gift of Helen Cox Kersting in Memory of Dr. Hans Joachim Kersting, 2008.8.648 Featured in the...
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