Posted September 01, 2011 in Member News
People of the Big Voice: Photographs of Ho-Chunk Families by Charles Van Schaick, 1879-1942 tells the visual history of Ho-Chunk families at the turn of the twentieth century and beyond as depicted through the lens of Black River Falls studio photographer Charles Van Schaick. The family relationships among those who sat for the photographer are clearly visible in these images. Sisters, friends, families, and young couples appear and reappear, fleshing out a narrative of the period, from 1879 to 1942, referred to as "the dark ages" in Indian tribal history.
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Events:
Saturday, October 22, 2011, 1 - 2 pm, author presentation, signing and photograph exhibition at the Wisconsin Historical Museum as part of the Wisconsin Book Festival
Saturday, November 12, 2011, 1 - 4 pm, reception for the photography exhibit at the Steenbock Gallery; the exhibit will be on display from November 7 to December 30, 2011