Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology

Lënapeyok: Contemporary Artisans' Works

February 28, 2024 – April 29, 2024

Meet the Artist: February 28, 2024 3:30-5:00 pm

This special pop-up exhibition, sponsored by and curated in collaboration with the Delaware Tribe of Indians, features an exciting range of traditional and contemporary style works by noted Lenape artists from across the United States. The exhibition emphasizes the persistence and vibrancy of Lenape arts and crafts. A special “Meet the Artist” event, with Lenape graphic artist Ben Scot Miller, opened the exhibition on February 28.

Ben Scott Miller is a graduate of the Academy of Art University San Francisco, an enrolled citizen of the Delaware Tribe of Indians, and registered Lenape artist. During this Meet the Artist event, he discussed his residency to create a public art mural in the Sykes Student Union, and the traditional and contemporary Lenape art and style on exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology’s special pop-up exhibition Lënapeyok: Contemporary Artisans' Works.

Credits

Curators:  Susan Bachor and Heather A. Wholey, PhD
Student Co-Curators:  Glennis Harrington, Natalie Legerton, Paige Mervine, Katie Ulmer, Max Weschules, Kevin Wilson
Content Advisors:  Delaware Tribe of Indians - Jeremy Johnson, Ben Scot Miller, Martina Thomas
Sponsor:  Delaware Tribe of Indians
Additional Support:  Institute for Race and Ethnic Studies; Department of Anthropology & Sociology
Lenape Language Translations:  Jeremy Johnson, Delaware Tribe of Indians (Unami dialect); and Gordon Williams, Stockbridge-Munsee Community (Munsee dialect)
Emblem Design:  Heather A. Wholey, Department of Anthropology & Sociology; and Jeremy Johnson, Delaware Tribe of Indians 
Graphic Design:  Stephanie Thompson, Publications Assistant, WCU Graphics and Printing
Photography:  Erica Thompson, Staff Photographer, University Communications and Marketing
Virtual Exhibition:  Michael A. Di Giovine, Director, Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology; Hannah Glatt, PA Alliance for Design for Design of Open Textbooks; and Tom Pantazes, WCU Teaching and Learning Center

 

 
 

Lënapeyok: Contemporary Artisans' Works - Opening Speeches