Art that Remembers: A Veteran’s Day Conversation with Dr. Rudi Mitchell, Patricia White Bear, and Dr. Barbara Robins

Free program, with pie and coffee reception to follow. Registration required at joslyn.org; walk-ins accepted as space allows 

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Barbara Robins, associate professor of English at the University of Nebraska Omaha and co-creator of The Face of War  podcast, speaking with Dr. Rudi Mitchell, Umoⁿhoⁿ veteran and Patricia White Bear, Dakota veteran. The group will discuss several works at the Museum that reflect Native American traditions of service, sacrifice, and honor, including photographs by contemporary Ho-Chunk artist Tom Jones and an Umoⁿhoⁿ warrior shirt from the late 1800s. There is a long history of service in the Native community; during the past 200 years, Native Americans and Alaska Natives have served in the Armed forces at five times the national average. In addition to the speakers telling stories of service, there will be opportunities for attendees to share stories and memories.  

We thank the UmonHon Nation Veteran Society for providing a Color Guard ceremony at this program.

Generous support provided by Terri & Jack Diesing, Jr., The Claire M. Hubbard Foundation, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Tom Jones (Ho-Chunk, b. 1964), Anna Rae Funmaker, Air Force, 2015, from the series Ho-Chunk Veteran Memorials, inkjet print, 15 × 20 in. (38.1 × 50.8 cm), Museum purchase with funds from the Lawrence R. and Jeannette James Art Endowment Fund, 2023.8.1, © Tom Jones