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Cloudless Blue Egress of Summer, 2019
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HD video, stereo, color, 2-channel, synchronous loopexpand_more
The George and Marjorie Dixon Endowment Fundexpand_more 2020.2.2
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Cloudless Blue Egress of Summer recalls the history of the Castillo de San Marcos, (built c. 1672), St. Augustine, FL. The fort was used as a prison for Indigenous peoples during the Second Seminole Wars (c. 1835-1842) and the Indian Wars (c. 1875- 1887). The Castillo is where Brigadier General Richard Henry Pratt developed his plan of forced assimilation, best known for the dictum of “kill the Indian in him, and save the man.”
Highlighted in the film are moments ranging from Seminole Chieftain Coacoochee’s escape (1837) to ledger drawings made by the prisoners of the Indian Wars (c. 1875-1887). Cloudless Blue Egress of Summer demonstrates the persistence of presence and memory in the face of cultural genocide through, as Hopinka states, “small samplings of space and hope.”
Details
- Title
- Cloudless Blue Egress of Summer
- Artist Life
- (Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians), born 1984
- Role
- Artist
- Dimension
- 13 minutes, 15 seconds
- Accession Number
- 2020.2.2
- Curator Approved
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