Friday, August 20, 2010

The Inuit Image in Popular North American Culture

Jennifer Pictou's exhibit "The Inuit Image in Popular North American Culture, 1800s to 1950s: Selling Mass Market Products and Using Stereotypical "Eskimo" Images" looks at how the misconceptions created by early Arctic explorers, traders, and enthusiasts helped shape the American idea of the Inuit and how that idea has been appropriated by mainstream advertising for the purposes of selling a product or idea.

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