Joslyn Art Museum November Program 1st Semester – American Indian

Time Location Activity

4:30 p.m. Atrium Check-in & Enjoy Refreshments Explore Joslyn

5:15 p.m. Abbott Lecture Hall Welcome & Introductions Talk

6:30 p.m. Varies (see below Workshops for locations)

7:30 p.m. Atrium Turn in Evaluations & Pick up materials

Omaha Chiefs , and Families. Bellevue Public Schools’ Historian Philip Kaldahl will present a talk filled with valuable information starting in the 1800s with metro area history of Native Americans, the Fontenelles, , treaties, and trading posts. He will highlight images from Joslyn’s Big Elk (Ongpatonga) portrait by Henry Inman to Alfred Jacob Miller’s sketch of Lucien Fontenelle. Learn about metro area archeological digs, and Kaldahl will share his thoughts about the need for respect and honesty in popular literature and art when depicting Native Americans.

The : From Big Elk to Present [meet in Gallery 7, then move to Omaha Steaks Conference Room] Learn about the Omaha people in addition to other Native American Tribes/Nations with Dr. Rudi Mitchell. In the presence of Big Elk’s portrait, Dr. Mitchell will first honor his great-great-great-grandfather with a traditional prayer. Then experience Big Elk’s speech he gave to his people when he returned from Washington, D.C.

An Introduction to Lithography (and how to take the Printing Process into your Classroom) [meet on the Strauss Bridge] Artist and Joslyn Docent, Barbara Gehringer, will provide you with a basic introduction to the process of Lithography – the method used to create the images in McKenney and Hall’s Indian Tribes of North America. You will create place card prints in a hands-on demonstration of a simplified printing project that can be used and expanded in the classroom. This workshop will also include a visit to the the special exhibition From Sea to Shining Sea: Currier & Ives Prints from the ConAgra Foods Collection.

This program is supported by the generous contributions of the The Holland Foundation and West Foundation.

Im a g e (f r o m t o p ): Henry Inman (American, 1801–1846) after Charles Bird King (American, 1785–1862), Big Elk (Ongpatonga), detail, 1830s, oil on canvas; Artist Unknown (American, Omaha, 19th century) Jacket, ca. 1850, hide, beads, silk, and bone; Ongpatonga (Omaha), detail, hand-colored lithograph after Charles Bird King (American, 1785–1862) from The History of Indian Tribes of North America, 1836–1844; edited by Thomas L. McKenney. All Collection of Joslyn Art Museum Meet the Presenters

Philip Kaldahl is currently Bellevue Public School’s Historian and editor of the staff publication. He is the past president and a current member of the Sarpy County Historical Society Board of Directors. Phil is a retired English teacher from Bellevue Public Schools and the University of at Omaha adjunct faculty. Some highlights of his educational career are the following: Fulbright Scholar Teacher at Government College in Peshawar, Pakistan; two-time President of the Nebraska State Education Association; Bellevue City Council; National Education Association Board of Directors; and Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems Board.

Dr. Rudi Mitchell is an enrolled member of the Omaha Nation of the states of Nebraska and Iowa. He currently makes his home here in Omaha and has lived here for the past four years. He is originally from Macy, Nebraska, home of the Omaha Indians in northeast Nebraska. Rudi received his Bachelor’s and Master degrees from the University of Nebraska and his Doctorate degree from the University of . He has worked 35 years on the three Indian reservations in Nebraska in the area of human services. He is a Viet Nam Veteran, served as tribal chairman of his Nation and has served on various other positions within the Omaha Nation. He is currently on the faculty at Creighton University and teaches in the Native American Studies Program.

Barbara Gehringer earned degrees in both Studio Art and Art History from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, with a concentration in Printmaking and Papermaking, and is a working artist in a wide range of media. After college, Barbara turned her artist’s eye and design talents to the framing industry. As a Certified Picture Framer, she has owned and operated the Clarkson Street Gallery in Fremont for over 18 years. Barbara also serves as the Executive Director of Gallery 92 West, home of the Fremont Area Art Association, and is an Active Docent at the Joslyn Art Museum. Although Barbara is currently focused on papermaking and book arts, she is also an accomplished photographer. Her photos and hand-produced books have been published and exhibited both locally and regionally, and garnered several awards.