Thursday, May 24, 7:00 pm
The Richard D’Abate Lectures: Conversations About History, Art, and Literature
Details: http://www.mainehistory.org/PDF/Programs-Richard_Series.pdf
The Mysterious Penobscot Belle: Early Photography & A Forgotten Wabanaki Encampment in Portland in the mid-1800s
Speaker: Harald E.L. Prins & Bunny McBride, Kansas State University
About a dozen years ago, Prins and McBride, noted anthropologists who have done extensive work with Maine native communities, obtained a mid-19th century engraving of Mary Louise, a beautiful young Penobscot Indian woman, originally published as a ”Fashion Plate” in a popular women’s magazine. For purposes of mass reproduction, this fine image had been copied from a Daguerreotype, probably made by the young photographer Marcus Ormsbee who operated a studio at Middle Street in Portland. Although it is unlikely that the original artifact still exists, Prins and McBride claim that she was the first American Indian woman photographed in the Western hemisphere. Their presentation will explore her individual identity, comment on some fascinating details relevant to this particular portrait, and, last but not least, describe the long-forgotten coastal encampment just outside Portland frequented by Penobscots and other Wabanakis, including itinerant basketmakers, doctors, and showmen.
John Hatcher
Keller Williams Realty - The Hatcher Group
6 Deering Street | Portland, Maine 04101
207-775-2121 Office | 207-775-2122 Fax
http://JohnHatcher.us
John@JohnHatcher.us
The Richard D’Abate Lectures: Conversations About History, Art, and Literature
Details: http://www.mainehistory.org/PDF/Programs-Richard_Series.pdf
The Mysterious Penobscot Belle: Early Photography & A Forgotten Wabanaki Encampment in Portland in the mid-1800s
Speaker: Harald E.L. Prins & Bunny McBride, Kansas State University
About a dozen years ago, Prins and McBride, noted anthropologists who have done extensive work with Maine native communities, obtained a mid-19th century engraving of Mary Louise, a beautiful young Penobscot Indian woman, originally published as a ”Fashion Plate” in a popular women’s magazine. For purposes of mass reproduction, this fine image had been copied from a Daguerreotype, probably made by the young photographer Marcus Ormsbee who operated a studio at Middle Street in Portland. Although it is unlikely that the original artifact still exists, Prins and McBride claim that she was the first American Indian woman photographed in the Western hemisphere. Their presentation will explore her individual identity, comment on some fascinating details relevant to this particular portrait, and, last but not least, describe the long-forgotten coastal encampment just outside Portland frequented by Penobscots and other Wabanakis, including itinerant basketmakers, doctors, and showmen.
John Hatcher
Keller Williams Realty - The Hatcher Group
6 Deering Street | Portland, Maine 04101
207-775-2121 Office | 207-775-2122 Fax
http://JohnHatcher.us
John@JohnHatcher.us
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