>APB
>I am investigating the representation of native peoples in museums,
>particularly  the use of dioramas.  Can any body help me? This part of a
>larger post-doc project looking at this and issues surrounding
>repatriation.  I am looking at the relationship between museum
>representations and repatriation policies (if there is one).
>
>
>I look forward to anything that anyone may have with respect to the history
>of the diorama or representations.

Anyone in the Exhibits and Graphics (E&G) department at the Milwaukee
Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI can help.  MPM is the institution that
developed the habitat diorama back in the 1880s and '90s.   Carl Akley, of
American Museum fame, learned his taxidermy craft at MPM.  His creation,
the first habitat diorama (1890), is still on exhibit there.  MPM has been
a leader in ethnographic dioramas for many decades as well.  The full-size
Crow Bison Hunt diorama has been a hallmark of diorama design for over
thirty-five years.  Contact Jim Kelly at MPM for details.  414/270-2703.

HBC
(former MPM Registrar)

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