CANCELED: Gallery Talk, Blankets as Native Art and Medium

Event time: 
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - 12:30pm
Location: 
Yale University Art Gallery (YUAG) See map
1111 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Calendar Speaker/Performer: 
Isabella Robbins
Event description: 

Blankets play important roles in Native communities. They serve as protection from the elements, are used in ceremonies, and are recognized as works of art in their own right. In this talk, Isabella Robbins, Ph.D. student in the History of Art, explores the present and past functions of blankets in the exhibition Place, Nations, Generations, Beings: 200 Years of Indigenous North American Art. Space is limited.

Admission: 
Free
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