New art study series

The Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library's art study group’s spring series will explore themes, images and literature that relate to the Cleveland Museum of Art’s newest exhibition, “Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection.”

The series, a collaboration between the library and CMA’s Ingalls Library, will be in three sessions.

At the first, curatorial assistant Amanda Mikolic will present an overview of the exhibit which is comprised of 140 masterpieces of Native American work. 

For the second, participants will travel to the Ingalls Library for a “Collection in Focus” presentation with Louis Adrean, senior librarian for reader and circulation services, and Chris Edmonson, reference librarian.

In 1906, photographer Edward S. Curtis photographed and documented the traditional life of the native peoples of the American West. Attendees will examine Curtis' book, The North American Indian, and discuss the controversies surrounding this monumental work.

The last session will be a discussion of The Translation of Dr. Apelles, named a 2006 Best Book of the Year by the Washington Post author, David Treuer, an Ojibwe Indian, who has been praised for his beautiful prose.

The times and locations of the series are:

 Session I:  March 14, 2:30 p.m.

                 March 22, 10:30 a.m.

                 Lee Road Library

Session II:  April 14, 7:00 p.m. 

                  Cleveland Museum of Art, Ingalls Library

Session III: May 11, 7:00 p.m.

                  May 19, 7:30 pm.

                  Lee Road Library

All programs are free and open to the public, but registration is required. Call 216-932-3600, register online at www.heightslibrary.org, or stop by your favorite branch.

Carole Wallencheck is a reference associate and readers' advisor at the Heights Library.