Abstract
A critical reading of George Catlin's 19th century portraits of Native Americans is offered. Catlin's Traveling Indian Gallery distorted the culture voices and customs of his subjects. My reading is a form of memory-making, but in a sense it is no more authentic than Catlin's. I attempt a form of self-critique which acknowledges and disturbs this fact.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 58-69 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Native Americans
- art
- memory
- performance
- postmodern west
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cultural Studies
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)