Hello, I’m Mackenzie Strong, the museum’s curatorial assistant for Decorative Arts and Design. I will be sharing a note on the interpretation in Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass.
All explanatory wall text and object label content for Clearly Indigenous was written by Dr. Letitia Chambers, curator of this traveling exhibition, in collaboration with the Native artists whose works are represented. Dr. Chambers. who is of Cherokee descent, has been involved in issues affecting Indigenous Americans throughout her career, working on the boards of organizations serving Native Americans, including the Institute of American Indian Arts and the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums. Between 2009 and 2012, Chambers was CEO of the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona.
The exhibition’s accompanying book, written by Dr. Chambers, is available for purchase in the museum’s shop.
Please visit our Conversations Gallery on the first floor to see additional works from and related to Clearly Indigenous.