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Historic Portraits of Native Americans at JCSMAUBURN, Ala.-- The Indian Gallery of Henry Inman, an exhibition of paintings, prints and artifacts that focus on Southeastern Creek and Cherokee leaders and warriors of the early nineteenth century, opens August 16 and will be displayed through November 8, 2008 in the Chi-Omega Gallery of the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. The exhibit presents more than a dozen original oil paintings by artist Henry Inman. Acclaimed for his portraits of the socially prominent and the privileged, Henry Inman (American, 1801–1846) gained equal renown as an exacting chronicler of American Western history, primarily through his replicas of a series of North American Indian portraits. Commissioned as faithful copies of earlier works by Charles Bird King and others, Inman’s oil paintings served as the models from which an important portfolio of lithographic reproductions were drawn and printed, thus preserving a significant record of Native American culture. Accompanied by several of the corresponding lithographs and beaded garments as comparisons to those depicted in the portraits, these remarkable paintings offer a compelling look at a pivotal moment in history. In conjunction with The Indian Gallery of Henry Inman, Dr. Kathryn H. Braund, Auburn history professor, will present the lecture “Leading Men: The 1826 Treaty Delegates,” on October 16 at 5pm at JCSM. Braund’s research focuses on the ethno-history of the Creek and Seminole Indians in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century. In addition to many published articles, she has both authored and edited several books on the subject. The exhibition, originally organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Ga., and related publication, with essays by Dr. Braund, was made possible through the generous support of Tom and Ann Cousins. Open since 2003, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University is Alabama’s only university art museum. Serving as the gateway into Auburn University, the museum is home to many pieces of culturally significant art. The collection includes 100 Audubon prints, a rare group of more than 40 Tibetan bronzes dating back from the 14th century and works by important American artists, such as Arthur Dove, Georgia O’Keeffe and Lyonel Feininger. The museum rotunda hangs a three-tiered, hand-blown glass chandelier created especially for the museum by internationally-renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly. The beauty continues onto the grounds of the museum with fifteen acres of gardens, walking paths and water features, complete with an eleven and a half foot tall brass sculpture, Spinoff, created by Auburn alumna Jean Woodham.
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