Episode 10: A Sketch of Native American History

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Episode 10: A Sketch of Native American History

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Nov 26, 2018

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This episode gets a bit obscure and focuses on a single woodcut from David Cusick’s 1828 book Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations, the…

Released:

Nov 26, 2018

Format:

Podcast episode

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From art lovers to art haters to art-is-just-okay-ers, Art History for All aims to get all kinds of people thinking about art and what it means to them. Each episode, Allyson Healey tackles a single work of art and its history and larger significance, always asking the question: so what? Art History for All takes you beyond the art historical canon and helps you find the way in which art speaks to you (even if it's never spoken to you before)

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Episode 10: A Sketch of Native American History

Episode 10: A Sketch of Native American History

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