Come learn about the history of anthropologist and indigenous people through photos and listen to a podcast entitled " The People In the Photo, provided by The Smithsonian of American Indian and Sidedoor podcast about the history of anthropologist and indigenous communities.
Through this session we encourage open minds and vulnerable conversation to enable understanding.
The artist leading this workshop is Lenny Harmon or fall Co-LAB artist. Leonard “Lenny” Harmon comes from a long line of artists and craftsmen, marshaling inspiration from his ancestors and Tribe, but is self-taught. He has always been involved in creative endeavors celebrating his culture through traditional crafts such as quill work and native dance. Born in 1983 in Philadelphia, PA, he grew up in Delaware and Washington, D.C. Leonard was influenced by his Uncle Leonard A. Harmon, an artist in his own right with paintings in private collections and the Heard Museum. Lenny’s creativity is diverse, expressed in pow-wow as a Men’s Traditional Woodlands style pow-wow dancer and teaches traditional native craft around the country.