A new exhibition, “Native Prospects: Indigeneity and Landscape,” juxtaposing an Indigenous approach to the articulation of land with the American landscape paintings of Thomas Cole, will run from May 4th through October 27th, 2024 at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill, NY.
The exhibition presents 19th-century paintings by Thomas Cole featuring Native figures, in context with Indigenous works of historic and cultural value, and artworks by contemporary Indigenous artists: Teresa Baker (Mandan/Hidatsa), Brandon Lazore (Onondaga, Snipe Clan), Truman T. Lowe (Ho-Chunk), Alan Michelson (Mohawk member of the Six Nations of the Grand River), and Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee).
More information and tickets for the exhibit can be found online.
Curator’s Talk
Exhibit curator Scott Manning Stevens, PhD / Karoniaktatsie (Akwesasne Mohawk), will host a discussion on the making of the exhibition on Saturday, May 4 at 2:30 pm.
Dr. Stevens is Associate Professor of Native American Studies and English at Syracuse University, where he is also Director of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Program and Founding Director of the Center for Global Indigenous Cultures and Environmental Justice.
Tickets for the curator’s talk are available online.
Exhibition Opening
An exhibition opening celebration will be held on Saturday, May 4, from 4 until 6 pm. All are welcome.
Pre-order the Book
The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue with original essays and texts by the exhibition curator and exhibiting artists as well as contributors from The Met and Harvard.
You can pre-order the book at the museum’s gift shop.
Illustration: Left, Truman T. Lowe (Ho-Chunk), “Waterfall VIII,” 2011 (Denver Art Museum); and Thomas Cole, “Kaaterskill Falls” (detail), 1826, (Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art).
