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 Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition
Exhibit: May 9 - June 22, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
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Last day of the New Harmonies exhibit. Open during standard museum hours. Be certain to see this exciting Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition about the original forms of music that have infulenced American music today.
- Jerry Weaver, Native American Drums
View a display of twenty Native American drums made by Jerry Weaver who is of Cherokee decent. With a background in music, a successful career in architecture, and maintaining an art gallery and studio working in several media, Jerry Weaver began making drums in 1994. A debilitating stroke followed but several months after the stroke, he was again able to resume carving, and he credits his recovery of body and spirit to this traditional instrument of healing.
Jerry's drums are inspired not only by his wide background in art, design, and music, but also by his Cherokee ancestors. The weathered cottonwood logs that he hand carves come from the banks of the Arkansas River which flows through the area. His drums are sold in fine galleries in Taos, Santa Fe, and throughout the southwest.
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National Museum of the American Indian powwow, 2005
Photo by Walter Larrimore.
Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
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Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition
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Sunday, June 22, 2008
Last day of the New Harmonies exhibit. Open during standard museum hours. Be certain to see this exciting Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition about the original forms of music that have influenced American music today.
Also, see the New Harmonies content on our website:
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New Harmonies has been made possible in Russell, Kansas by the Kansas Humanities Council.
New Harmonies is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Federation of State Humanities Councils. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress. |
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