Raises questions inspired by photographs of American Indians. Photography is widely regarded as a window on the world, but photographic portraits of Native Americans made between 1840 and 1940 convey very little of the complexity of their cultures.
TRC audience:
High School (9-12)
College/Adult
TRC subject:
Late Nineteenth Century (1866-1899)
Art Surveys
Multicultural Topics
Photography
Early Nineteenth Century (1800-1865)
Art of the West
Early Twentieth Century (1900-1945)
TRC format:
Audio-Visual