Radio Curious visits the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, with communications manager Debra Krol. The museum is dedicated to the sensitive and accurate portrayal of Native arts and cultures, with an emphasis on Southwestern Native American tribes.
Barry Vogel, Attorney and Counselor, is the Host and Producer of Radio Curious. Christina Aanestad is the Assistant Producer.
Radio Curious visits the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1929, the Heard Museumâs mission is dedicated to educating people about the arts, heritage and life ways of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, with an emphasis on American Indian tribes of the Southwest. Committed to the sensitive and accurate portrayal of Native arts and cultures, the museum successfully combines the stories of American Indian people from a personal perspective with the beauty of art, showcasing old and new hand woven baskets, kachina dolls, other art and cultural objects.
The museum showcases the art and regalia of Apache, Hopi, Navajo, Pueblo, and Yaqui, to name a few. More than 2000 items make up the museums exhibition.Artwork ranging from pottery, baskets, beadwork, dolls and paintings are on display.
Our guest is Debra Krol, the communications manager who shared portions of the Heard Museum with me on December 10, 2011. We began our conversation with Krol when she introduced us to the Heard Museum and the unique features that reflect the evolution of south western Native American art.
Debra Krol recommends two books: "Ishiâs Brain," by Orin Starn, and "Indians, Merchants and Missionaries: The legacy of Colonial Encounters on the California Frontiers", by Kent G. Lightfoot. Our interview with Orin Starn may be found on our website at http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/03/09/orin-starn-who-was-ishi/
The Heard Museum website is www.heard.org.
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