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NEW TECH ORIENTATION EXPERIENCEP5

HISTORIC WELLS FARGO STAGECOACH RETURNSP8

2015 CONTEMPORARY ART FELLOWSP9

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HOW THE RUSH FOR GOLD CHANGED AMERICA

BRIEFS

President and CEOJohn Vanausdall

Vice President of DevelopmentSusie Maxwell, CFRE

Membership ManagerSheila Jackson

Vice President of Marketing & CommunicationsTamara Winfrey Harris

DesignHoneymoon Image & Design

Volume 10, Number 1

EditorDeShong Perry-Smitherman

Contributing WritersJohanna A. Blume Cathy A. Burton Sarah FarthingKay HindsMartha HillAshley HollandSheila JacksonAnnie KnappJennifer Complo McNutt

Contact UsEiteljorg Museum500 W. Washington St.Indianapolis, IN 46204storyteller@eiteljorg.comwww.eiteljorg.org(317) 636-9378

On the cover:

Untitled (Two miners with Gold Nugget Stick pins), c. 1853 Unknown photographer DaguerreotypeCollection of the Oakland Museum of California. A96.11

Museum breaks its all-time attendance record

If you were one of the more than 161,000 people who visited the Eiteljorg in 2014, thank you for helping us break our all-time attendance record. Ansel Adams, the museum’s 2014 epic exhibition, attracted nearly 88,000 visitors over five months, making it the best-attended exhibition in our 25 year history. Buoyed by this blockbuster show and Jingle Rails: The Great Western Adventure, the Eiteljorg posted total attendance of 161,668—including a record number of daily ticket buyers— 107,239 up 23 percent over the previous year. We also saw our volunteers put in record hours promoting exhibits, teaching school groups and serving our guests. Over 400 volunteers gave 16,100 hours of their time. We love these men and women and look forward to honoring them Apr. 16 at our volunteer recognition dinner.

Running Bravely Through Life

Olympian Billy Mills (Oglala-Lakota-Sioux) and his wife Pat spent nearly a week in Indiana, in early November, inspiring more than 550 audience members of all ages. Billy, who took the gold medal in the 10,000 meters, at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, was the featured speaker during Running Bravely Through Life, the museum’s Spirit and Place Festival program. In addition to the Eiteljorg talk, Billy spoke to students, faculty and community members at Purdue University and was honored at a reception at the NCAA. Thanks to our partners at Purdue’s Native American Educational and Cultural Center, the NCAA and American Indian Programs, School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI. The photo above shows Billy talking to students from Faiza Serang’s 5th grade class at Christel House Academy. The kids loved Billy and his stories.

Record crowds enjoyed the holiday tradition, Jingle Rails (right) and the 2014 Ansel Adams exhibit (above).

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PRESIDENT’S LETTER

Friends,One year ago I was writing

about the incredible run up in attendance the museum had experienced thanks to special exhibits like Red Black: Related through History, Steel Ponies, Guitars! Roundups to Rockers and the Jingle Rails: The Great Western Adventure holiday experience. I reported a doubling of museum ticket sales in fact. And I was looking ahead to the museum’s exciting 25th anniversary year and our plans for exhibitions and celebrations. Now, looking back on 2014, I am reeling by the results including a 23-percent growth in ticket sales over the previous year’s record-breaking performance! The museum continues to attract a growing family audience.

The Ansel Adams exhibition reached 88,000 visitors— becoming the best-attended exhibit in the museum’s history, attracting visitors across age groups and from around the world. Our exhibition of gay rodeo photographs by Blake Little was praised by visitors and received the Paladin Award from the International Gay Rodeo Association at its annual meeting in Denver. Sales at the Quest for the West® Art Show and Sale again reached $1.2 million, and New Art of the West returned after a long hiatus. We closed the year with the 5th annual presentation of Jingle Rails, which brought thousands of new faces, many of them grandparents sharing the experience with their

little ones. So, following a banner year

like 2014, the obvious question is, “What’s next?” The answer is Gold!

Perhaps no aspect of the history of the American West has evoked more passion than the quest for gold. Few would disagree that no lure to the promised land of the West was more compelling than the siren call of the discovery of yet another field of gold. But, the chasm separating success and failure was deep and imperiled. Whether fueled by the pursuit of a better life or pure greed, the thirst for gold made a few wealthy and left many broke. Gold! Riches and Ruin tells the stories of those who came in search of the elusive glittering mineral, how they struck it rich or hit bottom, and how they changed America forever. You can read more about Gold! on page 2 of this magazine.

We are also looking forward to breaking new ground (literally and figuratively) at the Eiteljorg. This spring, a beautiful structure will be built along the back of the museum that will change the look of the Downtown Indianapolis Canal, and provide shade and comfort to our guests. School students will get to enjoy Science Technology Engineering and Math (S.T.E.M.) programming related to our Gold! exhibit. On June 20, the museum will invite the community to cel-ebrate the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth—a tradition honoring the end of slavery

in Texas. And, we are thrilled to announce the hiring of our new Native American curator Scott Shoemaker.

Here’s to an exciting 2015!

John VanausdallPresident and CEOEiteljorg Museum

Celebrating success and breaking new ground

The Ansel Adams exhibition reached 88,000 visitors— becoming the best- attended exhibit in the museum’s history.

This is a rendering of the Eiteljorg’s new shade structure. When it is completed this spring, it will change the look of the Downtown Indianapolis Canal.

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COVER STORY

What could tempt a New England doctor and his wife to leave their home and children, and risk their lives on a grueling journey through a Central American jungle? Persuade financiers to back perilous and chancy exploits? Dramatically change the lives of Native people? Redraw the face of the American territory on maps and in the actual landscape?

Gold.GOLD! RICHES AND RUIN by Johanna M. Blume

For more than 150 years, the promise of gold has lured men and women from all walks of life and from around the world to places like California, the Blacks Hills of South Dakota, the Canadian Yukon and Alaska in pursuit of wealth and adventure. Visitors will meet characters like these fortune seekers in the Eiteljorg’s newest exhibit, Gold! Riches and Ruin. Their stories glitter with perseverance, adventure,

innovation and success, but boil with greed, violence, sacrifice and failure.

Compelling stories of gold rush experiences told through art and artifacts included in the exhibit come alive through public programs, interactive media and hands-on activities for families and children. The objects in the exhibit include paintings, technical illustrations and political cartoons, mining equipment and nugget-

encrusted jewelry. Have you ever wondered

what it would be like to live the life of a gold miner? See if you can strike it rich at the outdoor gold panning unit, and listen to a storyteller bring the adventures of gold seekers to life.

Three gold rushes spanning the 1840s to the 1910s are the basis of the exhibit: the California Gold Rush, the Black Hills Gold Rush, and the

Yukon-Klondike Gold Rush. The exhibit also explores the broader appeal of gold up to present day, and our continuing fascination with this rare and valuable mineral. In the gallery you will find a wide array of objects and images including mining equipment and tools, paintings, journals and diaries, clothing and personal effects, and of course, gold itself, in its myriad forms, including nuggets, coins, bars and jewelry.

Ned Wakeman Gold Nugget RingLoan Courtesy of Greg and Petra Martin. Photography by Douglas Sandberg.

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The Promised Land – The Grayson Family, 1850William S. Jewett, oil on canvas, 50 ¾ x 64 in.Terra Foundation for American Art, Daniel J. Terra Collection. 1999.79

See bars of gold salvaged from the shipwreck of the SS Central America, a steamship that sank off the Carolina coast in 1857 loaded with thousands of pounds of gold from the California gold fields.

Meet colorful personalities like Ned Wakeman, a steam-ship captain who transported gold seekers back and forth between Panama and San Francisco during the California Gold Rush. A friend of Mark

Twain, Wakeman was an active member of the Vigilance Committee, groups of private citizens who took the law into their own hands in the rowdy streets of 1850s San Francisco.

Find out what motivated people to brave the Chilkoot Pass, an icy, steep 3,000-foot mountain climb, on their way to the Klondike gold fields, while back home, their friends and families might play Parker Brothers’ The Klondike Game,

a board game that mimicked the journey to the Far North.

Open Mar. 7 through Aug. 9, Gold! Riches and Ruin gives visitors a chance to explore historic gold rushes in the American West through the tales, tools, and treasures of those who lived it.

Opening Preview and Gold Rush

The Eiteljorg will celebrate the opening of Gold! Riches and Ruin with a party where visitors will get to search the museum for gold!

The adventure begins at 6 p.m., Friday, Mar. 6. Guests will tour the exhibit, enjoy hearty gold camp staples and join the hunt for gold with the help of “prospectors.” The guest finding the most gold will win the gold jewelry prize.

Reservations : $40 for Eagle members, $45 for museum members $55 for non-members

Reserve your chance to strike it rich at the Eiteljorg Museum by calling Sarah Farthing at 317.275.1333 by Feb. 27.

GOLD!RICHES AND RUINMAR 7 – AUG 9

PRESENTED BY:

SPONSORED BY:

Untitled (Portrait of a Chinese man), c. 1853 Isaac Wallace Baker DaguerreotypeCollection of the Oakland Museum of California. A68.94.1

Barge on Yukon River, Klondike Gold Rush, 1898Photographer: unknownImage courtesy of the Washington State Historical Society, 2009.0.1900

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PROGRAMMING

In Gold! Riches and Ruin there is clear focus on S.T.E.M. (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) subjects, which allows the Eiteljorg to delve into new territory: science and technology to its teachable moments.

Science-focused tours and activities

Educators are developing a Gold! tour as well as S.T.E.M. studio activities which will lead elementary students to think about how gold is sought, the technology used to extract and value it, and the impact gold mining has on the environment. Tour topics will be focused on art and artifacts within the exhibition. For example, objects such as gold pans, a sluice box and a hydraulic nozzle will illustrate

Gold! S.T.E.M. programs for an enriched student experience by Cathy Burton

different gold mining techniques. Additionally, the exhibit includes a wide range of gold objects, including nuggets, gold-bearing ore and jewelry whose color has been modified by chemical processes. These kinds of objects will help to anchor lessons, not only about the physical characteristics of gold, but also about how we deter-mine the purity and value of it.

Gold panning outsideAn outdoor gold panning

experience in the Christel DeHaan Family Terrace awaits students and general museum audiences. Connecting young visitors to the economic aspect of gold, they will be able to pan for “gold” and then use that gold to “purchase” an item in the museum store.

Online S.T.E.M. resourcesOnline S.T.E.M.-related

resources for teachers, home-schoolers and families will also help prepare guests for their visit to Gold! and/or be used later to reinforce their museum experience. Tours and studio activities will target upper elementary students and will address specific science, social studies and other Indiana Department of Education State Academic Standards.

The Indianapolis Public Library collaboration

In addition to the Gold!-focused experiences in the museum, educators can

also schedule a visit to our collaborator, The Indianapolis Public Library, to use technol-ogy to further explore Gold! subjects in The Learning Curve. Eiteljorg admission is just $4 per student. Schools can request a transportation grant for the trip to both.

To schedule Gold! group visits (tours for students, studio activities and more) contact the Eiteljorg’s educa-tion services coordinators at 317.275.1350. Discover more about The Indianapolis Public Library programs for groups and how to schedule for The Learning Curve at www.imcpl.org. Be sure to click on The Learning Curve section.Hydraulic mining near French Corral, Nevada County, 1866.

Publisher: Lawrence & Houseworth. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-9889

Homestake gold mine, Lead, S. Dak. flash-light photographs of the underground workings, c. 1908. Photographer: William B. Perkins, Jr.Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-27880

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Connect with the Eiteljorg with the tap of a finger:The Eiteljorg’s innovative approach to connecting with guestsby Dr. Martha Hill, Ph.D.

FEATURE

When you walk into the Eiteljorg these days you are not only greeted by our enthusiastic visitor services staff, but a vibrant monitor just left of the entry may also catch your eye. That touch-screen display gives you the opportunity to explore galleries, outdoor art and gardens and upcoming events and programs with just a tap of your finger.

We call it our orientation kiosk—and in addition to the one in the lobby, there’s another on the second floor at the top of the stairs. The museum worked with Indianapolis-based Moriarty Media and 22Miles, an innovative soft-ware development firm in Silicon Valley, to create an interactive experience for guests. Visitors will learn more about exhibits, explore the galleries via an interactive map, and learn the steps to becoming a member. A special feature, “What’s New in the Galleries,” highlights the latest acquisitions and shows where you can find them.

“The kiosks give us another great way to communicate with our visitors and to offer an added level of customer service,” said Kara Baldwin, director of visitor experience. “They are a great compliment to our already amazing visitor services staff.”

Since 2010, attendance at the Eiteljorg has risen by 60 percent. Visitors have

lost themselves in engaging galleries like the R.B. Annis Western Family Experience and family traditions like Jingle Rails. They have also found themselves in exhibits like Red/Black, Pistols, Guitars! and Steel Ponies. With the influx of first-time visitors, this orientation experience provides an additional way to develop new audiences and ensure the best experience possible—one that’s empow-ering and compelling enough to encourage a return visit.

Orientation kiosks are located in the newly remodeled lobby which includes comfortable seating for our visitors.

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CALENDAR Visit www.eiteljorg.org for details or call (317) 275-1310 to register or purchase tickets.All events are included with general admission unless otherwise noted.Parking is free when visiting the museum, café or museum store unless otherwise noted.

Saturday

FEB 21 1 p.m.Leon Jett Memorial LectureMoving Toward Freedom: The Process of Black Emancipation In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth— a holiday honoring the emancipation of slaves in Texas—Dr. Modupe Labode, Ph.D. will provide a historical overview of the progression of Emancipation with details on the Indiana experience. Local attorney Fay Williams will relay personal stories about her family’s experience in Galveston, TX in 1865.

Monday–Sunday

MAR 9–15Hospitality Week The museum will offer complimentary admission to the city’s hospitality staff and their families all week long.

Friday

MAR 6Gold! Riches and Ruin Opening PartyDoors open at 6 p.m.Cost: $40 for Eagle members, $45 for museum members and $55 for non-members. Guests can actually search the museum for gold during the Gold! exhibit preview party. The guest who finds the most gold will win gold jewelry! Everyone will enjoy a hearty feast of gold camp staples. Reserve your ticket by calling Sarah Farthing at 317.275.1333 by Feb. 27.

Saturday

MAR 14Golden Sounds of the American WestPerformance by Taylor Wind Ensemble1 p.m.Under the direction of Dr. Al Harrison, the 45-member Taylor Wind Ensemble, will fill the museum with the melodic selections of classic and contemporary wind repertoire related to Native Americans and the West.

Dr. Modupe Labode, Ph.D.

Saturdays1–3 p.m.Check www.eiteljorg.org for the most up-to-date schedule information

Storytelling Meet storyteller, Teresa Webb (Anishinaabe) and hear about Native American cultures through stories and songs, accompanied by flute, drum and rattle.

Saturday

MAR 7Gold! Riches and Ruin Exhibit Opens10 a.m.

Joseph Sharp, with pick axe in hand, 1849 gold miner, of Sharp’s Flat, c. 1849Image courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

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Saturday

MAR 21Women in Art Market10 a.m.–5 p.m.Buy from some of the best female artists in the region at this annual event.

Confetti vase by Pam Niccum

Saturday

MAR 28Golden Heirloom Appraisal Day with Cowan Auctions10 a.m.–4 p.m.Fee: $20 for the first item, $10 each additional item (up to three)$15 for members for the first item, $10 each additional item (up to three items)Price includes one adult admission.Bring your treasures and let Cowan’s experts tell you what your heirlooms are really worth. Guests can get on-the-spot appraisals of jewelry, timepieces, coins, paintings, documents, photographs, decorative arts, Native American objects and Western artifacts. Registration begins Feb. 21 for Eiteljorg members and Mar. 7 for the public. Call 317.275.1310 to reserve your space.

Saturday

MAY 16Spring Social Round DanceLearn how to do Native American Indian social dances. All are welcome.

Thursday

APR 23The Prophet Stick, or Crime and PunishmentA talk by Dr. Christian Feest, Indianapolis Museum of Art Mellon Curator7 p.m.Join us for this fascinating story of theft, investigation and intrigue in the museum world as Dr. Feest explores the history of an object reputedly given by the Shawnee Prophet Tenskwatawa to the Winnebago in the early 19th century. No cost.

Saturday

APR 25Chuck Wagon Cook-Out10 a.m.–5 p.m. Experience the sights, sounds and tastes of the West. Visit the chuck wagon and rustle up some grub, hear stories of the gold rush and pan for gold. (Cobbler samples avail-able until they’re gone.) At 2 p.m., enjoy the Gold! exhibit with assistant curator Johanna Blume.

Tuesday through Thursday

JUN 16–18JUL 14–16Eiteljorg Explorers Summer CampsSession 1: June 16, 17 & 18Session 2: July 14, 15 & 161–4 p.m. Ages 8–12Cost: $50 Non-Members $40 MembersThese unique classes will introduce children to Indiana’s Native cultures through sto-rytelling, songs, dance and art-making activities.Pre-register by calling 317.275.1310.

Saturday

JUN 20Juneteenth 150th Anniversary Celebration10 a.m.–4 p.m.The Indianapolis community is invited to the Eiteljorg to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the end of slavery in Texas. The event and museum will be free of charge and will include music, talks, interpreters, dance, theatre, children’s art and Western-themed activities, displays, food, vendors and more!

We’re adding new programs and events all the time. Stay up to date on Eiteljorg Museum happenings, visit www.eiteljorg.org and be sure to sign up for our e-newsletter.

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No name is more synonymous with the California Gold Rush than Wells Fargo, and the Eiteljorg is honored to have this storied institution as one of the presenting sponsors of Gold! Riches and Ruin. From the earliest days of the gold rush, to the Pony Express and the Wells Fargo Stagecoach, the company played a vital role in the search for gold in the Wild West.

In 1852, Henry Wells and William Fargo founded Wells, Fargo & Co. to offer vital services to those who sought their fortunes in the West. This new company offered banking and rapid delivery of gold and other valuables, opening for business in the gold rush port of San Francisco, and soon opened many other offices in other new cities and mining camps of the West.

In the boom and bust economy of the 1850s, Wells Fargo earned a reputation of trust by dealing rapidly and responsibly with people’s money, sending its business by the fastest means possible: stagecoach, steamship, railroad, pony rider or telegraph.

The name Wells Fargo is forever linked with the image of a six-horse stagecoach

thundering across the West, loaded with gold. In 1866, Wells Fargo combined all the major Western stage lines, and stagecoaches bearing the name Wells, Fargo and Co. rolled over 3,000 miles of territory, from California to Nebraska and from Colorado into the mining regions of Montana and Idaho.

Wells Fargo has kept its legendary stagecoach history alive through a fleet of 17 reproduction stagecoaches that appear in parades and events throughout the country on special occasions, allowing spectators to experience the sights and sounds of an iconic symbol of the old West. As

part of Gold! Riches and Ruin, Wells Fargo will bring its legendary stage coach to the Eiteljorg for an appearance during the run of the exhibit, helping the rich Wells Fargo history as a pioneer of the Gold Rush come vividly to life.

Throughout the Eiteljorg’s history, Wells Fargo has been a valued partner and supporter and we are delighted to join with them once again, this time to present one of the most compelling stories of the American West—the search for gold!

GOLD! RICHES AND RUINMAR 7–AUG 9

The historic Wells Fargo stagecoach heads to the Eiteljorgby Annie Knapp

1,266! That’s the number of new members who joined the Eiteljorg Museum family in 2014—a 26 percent increase over our 2013 numbers. And, 2,019 people renewed their memberships.

With a new year and new challenges for any cultural institution, the Eiteljorg is still celebrating our record-breaking year for membership in 2014!

The phenomenal Ansel Adams exhibition brought huge crowds to the museum and with that, a heightened awareness of the great benefits of membership.

Did you know that a Dual membership is only $5 more than an Individual Plus Guest, and you can bring along two extra guests? The Contributing member-ship, our best value, is only $15 more than a Family/Grandparent Plus 2, and you receive four admission passes for friends and entrance into numerous Western museums free of charge!

The great perks don’t end there. Be sure to take advantage of your 15 percent discount in the Frank and Katrina Basile Museum Store and 10 percent savings on food in the Museum Café.

And remember, you always enjoy free parking in the White River State Park Garage while visiting the museum (except during Indian Market and Festival and July 4).

Welcome new members!by Sheila Jackson

MembershipAdvantages

DEVELOPMENT

The famous Wells Fargo stagecoach paid a visit to the Eiteljorg during WestFest in 2008

YOU’RE ENGAGED! NOW WHAT?BRIDAL PLANNING WORKSHOPSATURDAY FEB 289:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Advance registration is encouraged at eiteljorgbridalworkshop.eventbrite.com

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CONTEMPORARY ART

Five premier Native American artists have earned the coveted title of 2015 Eiteljorg Con-temporary Art Fellow. Their work will be honored with a $25,000 unrestricted grant and a major group exhibition which will open Nov. 14.

The 2015 Fellows are:• Invited Artist, Mario Martinez

(Pascua Yaqui)—Painter (Brooklyn, NY)

• Luzene Hill (Eastern Band of Cherokee)—Installation (Decatur, GA)

• Brenda Mallory (Cherokee) —Sculpture/Installation (Portland, OR)

• Da-ka-xeen Mehner (Tlingit) —Sculpture/Installation (Fairbanks, AK)

• Holly Wilson (Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma/Cherokee)—Sculpture (Mustang, OK)Through this program the

Eiteljorg supports Native contemporary artists and their legacy, insuring the greater understanding and appreciation of indigenous people in the 21st century. From Nov. 14 through Feb. 14, 2016, the Eiteljorg will showcase the works from this Fellowship class in a special exhibition. In conjunction with the exhibition, the museum will publish a catalogue of scholarly articles and essays giving an in- depth look at each artist. A celebration and award presentation will bring the artists to Indianapolis and allow the public to meet them. The museum will also purchase more than $100,000 in art for its permanent collection

from the Fellowship artists. Launched in 1999, the biennial Fellowship program recognizes the work of emerging and established Native American and First Nations artists working with contemporary media and ideas. Since its inaugural class, nearly $1.25 million has been awarded to 50 artists.

Eiteljorg announces 2015 Contemporary Art Fellowsby DeShong Perry-Smitherman

EIGHTH ANNUAL

WOMEN IN ART MARKET MAR 21Saturday10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Celebrate creativity from a woman’s perspective. More than 35 regional artists share and sell artistic works in basketry, jewelry, fiber arts, ceramics, painting and more.

Find out more at eiteljorg.org

Deidre Nabors

Monique Cagle

Holly Wilson

Brenda Mallory

Luzene Hill

Da-ka-xeen Mehner

Mario Martinez

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Trying to plan a wedding can be a challenge, and trying to plan a wedding on a strict budget compounds that challenge—adding a level of stress and anxiety to the equation. But if you invest a little time, do a little research, and shop around there are many ways to lower your stress and stay on budget. Here are a few tips.

The dressConsider buying used or

right off the rack. A brand new wedding dress from a boutique can cost thousands but the exact same dress on a site such as tradsey.com could cost you less than half.

Centerpieces Borrow, beg and steal. Ok,

don’t steal—but you get the

idea. Ask friends, use social media tools like Facebook and Twitter to get the word out. You could end up with some really cool stuff!

Become a DIY bridePinterest allows brides to

find ways to personalize and customize their wedding inexpensively. There are thousands of ideas for party favors, escort boards, center-pieces, florals and much more.

Ask for discountsYou don’t know what they’ll

offer unless you ask. Will the venue lower the rental rate for a Sunday wedding? Will the deejay give you a discount if you order a ceremony sound system along with your recep-tion package? Just ask!

And, here’s our big discount:

Book your wedding by Mar. 2 and we will waive your cer-emony fee!

Get more tips like this by liking us on Facebook, following us on Twitter at eiteljorgevents and Instagram at Eiteljorg_events. And, if you’re about to pop the question, or just got engaged, visit the Eiteljorg, Saturday, Feb. 28 for YOU’RE ENGAGED! NOW WHAT? It’s a bridal

planning workshop sure to answer all your questions.

Sara Bean is the director of catering and events at the Eiteljorg. She has planned hundreds of weddings. Contact Sarah at 317.275.1333.

Become a DIY brideby Sarah Bean

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SOMETHINGSPECIAL

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We are happy to announce that Scott Shoemaker, Ph.D. (Miami Nation of Indiana) has joined the staff as Thomas G. and Susan C. Hoback Curator of Native American Art, History and Culture. This is a fortuitous moment in the history of the Eiteljorg. Shoemaker has worked with us for many years as a member of the Native American Advisory Council and as a consultant in the production of Mihtohseenionki (The People’s Place), the gallery that focuses upon the Miami and other tribes important to the history of the Indiana region.

Eiteljorg president and CEO, John Vanausdall, notes: “Scott is a brilliant scholar of Native American art, history and culture. The fact that he is a Miami Indian whose culture and family occupied this region before the rest of us is especially gratifying. Further, Scott has been an invaluable cultural advisor to the museum for nearly two decades. We could not have designed a better match.”

Shoemaker earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at Ball State, a Master of Arts in landscape architecture at the University of Minnesota, and a doctorate in American Studies, also from Minnesota. His focus has been on American Indian studies and museum studies. He has taught at the University of Minnesota, Macalester College in St. Paul, and has served on the curatorial staff in ethnology at the Science

Museum of Minnesota. Shoe-maker is a leading figure in the study and recovery of the Miami language and preserva-tion of the traditional art of Miami ribbon work. He has even served as an Eiteljorg artist in residence, demon-strating traditional ribbon work. He lectures frequently at scholarly meetings and cultural gatherings and serves on the board for the Myaamia Foundation, Miami Nation of Indians of Indiana, and as director for the Historic and Cultural Preservation Office of the Miami Nation of Indiana.

“Working for the Eiteljorg is a homecoming in many ways,” said Shoemaker. “Early on, I—and the Miami people—were made to feel at home here, getting to know the staff and witnessing programs and exhibits over the years. I like being a part of it.”

Shoemaker brings scholarship, cultural sensitivity and deep knowledge to the Museum’s presentation of art, history and cultures of Native peoples of North America. At the same time he will lead the museum in becoming a center for the understanding of Native peoples of the larger Indiana and Great Lakes regions. The history and traditions of the Miami people have been the subject of a number of publi-cations by the young scholar and it is anticipated that he will continue contributing to the literature in his capacity as an Eiteljorg curator.

Shoemaker will work closely with the Eiteljorg’s Native American Advisory Council and institutional partners, including the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. As he works on development of our collections, relationships with collectors and donors, and on the development of exhibitions and publications, he will do much to shape the second 25 years of the museum’s history.

Welcome new curator, Scott Shoemakerby James Nottage

CURATOR’S CORNER

“My goal is to contribute to the wonderful success of the museum, to build upon a solid foundation and expand into areas that we haven’t been able to address. I look forward to focusing on local and regional history and cultures and being able to connect with the broader stories of Native America.”

—Scott Shoemaker

Scott Shoemaker standing in front of images and information about some of his ancestors profiled in the Eiteljorg Museum..

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MEMBERSHIPS & DONATIONS

Thank you to the following donors for memberships and gifts received between Aug. 1, and Nov. 30, 2014.

Due to space limitations, only contributions of $100 or more are listed—with the exception of annual fund, memorial and honorarium gifts. If your name is not listed as you would like it to be, or if it has been omitted, please accept our apologies and call 317.275.1311.

Membership gifts($100 and over)

Vision CircleCumulative giving for 2014 $25,000 and aboveFrank and Katrina BasileBetsey HarveySteve and Jane Marmon

Chairperson’s CircleCumulative giving for 2014 $10,000–$24,999Dr. and Mrs. John C. LechleiterDonald WoodleyMr. and Mrs. John D. Zinser

President’s Society$5,000–$9,999Dr. Caryn C. Anderson and

Mr. David AndersonJohn H. HollidayChris KatterjohnMr. and Mrs. Gerald PaulEvelyn and Thomas Seeley

Golden Eagle Society$2,500–$4,999Susie and Howard MaxwellBeth Meloy and Robert OppeltCharlotte MittlerDr. and Mrs. William B. RodgersMr. and Mrs. Robert E. SchlossMr. and Mrs. Michael P. SkehanMr. and Mrs. William E. StanleyMichael and Maureen SurakMartha and John TynanJohn VanausdallMr. and Mrs. C. Daniel Yates

Eagle Society$1,500–$2,499Nancy AyresDr. Rosanne BonjouklianSally BoothGeorgia BuchananWilliam and Moira CarlstedtSusie M. CrossDeanna DeBrierDrs. Richard and Becky FeldmanRyan and Stephanie FuhrmannMr. and Mrs. Thomas GellenbeckFred and Angie GreenGloria GriesingerDr. Ann H. HuntDuane and Marguerita Johnson

Susan and Mike LewisKim and Paul MannweilerMichael and Patricia McCroryMr. and Mrs. Stephen NashJay and Sally PeacockMr. Narcisso G. PovinelliDr. and Mrs. Newell O. Pugh, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Terry RaderMichael and Carol StaytonRosemary SteinmetzJan Woodruff and William T. Rice

Patron Members$500–$999Fred DuncanJames and Pat LaCrosseAndrew and Jane PaineDeborah TobiasRobert and Ellen Whitt

Sustaining Members$250–$499Dick and Kathi BadertscherMauvene BortonJohn CarveyC. Jack and Linda ClarksonPawel and Lou FludzinskiRobert and Linda GloverDr. and Mrs. Robert E. GouldLaura GreenJohn and Mary Ann GroganRoger and Francine HurwitzNancy and Thomas InuiKevin and Rosalie LavelleLinda and Marvin MaguireJohn and Janet NineJames R. SparksBarb and John StangDavid and Magdalen Zauner

Contributing Members$100–$249Mr. C. Willis Adams, IIINeal and Norma AgeeJohn and Peggy AlexanderJerald and Gayle AncelViki and Bruce AndersonJennifer AnkerAnonymousDr. Charles R. Bantz and

Dr. Sandra PetronioPeter and Lisa BlaserRichard and Linda BlochJesse Brand and Geri HandleyScott and Maryann BridgeMarilyn C. BurgerJohn E. Burns, IIIJohneva CampbellJames and Jane CarlsonJohn and Barb ChirgwinRonald and Claudia ClarkCharles Costa and Tonicia SmithCarl and Janice Wheater-CowenJim DillardRobert and Sharon DoironJon and Barbara FindleyJim and Shawn FloydDavid R. and Ann Frick

Ken and Linda GrimesRonald and Judith HaganJay and Mary HamJoAnn HamiltonKenneth H. HamiltonDr. Thomas Z. Hayward, IIIHunter and Glenna HeathChristine HeislerGary and Katie HoeflePeggy and Helen HollingsworthWayne and Donna HuffmanMike Hyer and David JohnsonMichael and Pegg KennedyRobert B. and Cindy J. KirkpatrickRichard and Gwen KnipsteinMr. and Mrs. Dwight E. Lamb, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. R. Stephen Lehman, D.D.S.Jack E. and Karen Kay LeonardRob and Carol LukemeyerLucy and Marshall MagruderZygmunt and Karen MazanowskiAnjelica and Luciano MenossiMr. and Mrs. Robert E. Moore, Jr.Col. James Mutter and

General Carol MutterThalia Nicas and Louis JungheimElnora E. NoeRobin and Gregory PembertonMargaret Drew and Craig PinkusWilliam K. RansomTim and Linda RobbAndrea and Wayne RumleyRobert and Beverly SalyersJan SchmetzerMichael and Kathleen SchneiderWilliam L. ScottJudith SilvermanJack and Barbara SimonMichael and Julie StalneckerSteve and Santina SullivanDr. and Mrs. Thomas TaylorMichael and Debra TownsleyLarry and Nancy VanarendonkJames K. VintonCharles and Kathleen WarrenY. Rosalind WolenMs. Gretchen Wolfram

DonorsAll annual fund, memorial and hono-rarium gifts are listed. Gifts in othercategories are for $100 or more.

Annual Fund and other designated giftsMr. C. Willis Adams, IIIViki and Bruce AndersonDavid and Mary AllenAnonymous (4)Laura and Rob AntrimRosalee ArnettNancy AyresKara and Brad BaldwinMr. and Mrs. Robert R. BaxterMark K. BearStephan BechtolsheimMs. R. Nadine Beck

Steve and Debbie BenefielTed and Peggy BoehmDebra Bolotin-Cooper and

Joel CooperDr. Rosanne BonjouklianLeland BorenMary Beth and Robert BraitmanKaren BrethauerL. Eugene and Evelyn Park BrownBrian and Kim BuchananCarolyn BurkleyRobert and Nina ButlerEdward M. CambraGeorge and Linda CharbonneauMary Ann and Frank CliffordCharles and Helen CoghlanGayle and Carl CoxFaye CraigAngie and Dick DarlingtonGreg DawsonDr. Celestine DetranaMr. and Mrs. Ronald W. DollensAlice DyeRoger and Mindy EiteljorgLouise and Garry FredericksenRyan and Stephanie FuhrmannDr. and Mrs. Richard L. GilmorTerry and Jim GogganGoodCents SolutionsCris Halter and Bill FraserLinda HardinBetsey HarveyEric and Pamela HinkleJane A. HodginTammy and Chris HolmesLiz HouriganKaren and Ben HowellsGregory and Mary HuebnerKenneth and Kristina InskeepSheila and Richard JacksonJohn and Frances JacobsMr. and Mrs. John C. JenkinsE. Jackie KenneySteven and Sharon KlusmanAudrey LarmanLezlie LaxtonFrank and Sandra LearnedMr. and Mrs. R. Michael LeppertHoward S. LewisJohn and Mary LisherSteve and Jane MarmonSusie and Howard MaxwellJayme and Rod McComasMET Foundation Inc.Dr. Daniel H. MowreyCol. James Mutter and General

Carol MutterMel and Joan PerelmanNancy Peterson and Dennis DrewsMr. Hilary Raab, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Reilly, Jr.Bob and Gail RichardsTim and Linda RobbMiriam RobesonDavid RubenThomas and Linda Sands

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*Deceased

Roger and Barbara SchmennerKathy and Don SchreinerWilliam L. ScottCarole Shaffer-KorosJoseph J. and Jo Ann M. SharyRoger and Janet SmithMr. and Mrs. Harvey K. SpivackFrederick and Fresia SteinerJames and Cheryl StrainClaudia SwhierJanet and William TaylorHoward and Marlies TerpningThe Saltsburg Fund -- Karen Lake

Buttrey* and Donald W. ButtreyJames and Jayne ThorneTimothy and Janice TorrenceClara TrustyCathy and Robert TurnerMyrna and D.J. WareMargaret and Scott WatanabeJon J. WhiteRev. Thomas C. WidnerDr. Donald L. WilsonDr. Christian Wolf and Elaine

Holden-WolfSusan and Kevin WoodhouseDouglas W. WrightKen and Linda YoungMarjorie P. ZeiglerSteven and Susan Zumdahl

Gifts in Honor and Memory

In Honor of Emily Ahonen’s Birthday Maryann Lacey

In Memory of Richard L. BlochLorenzo Clayton

In Memory of Debra Cort BurnsJohn E. Burns, III

In Memory of Mary Ann Dann Susie and Howard Maxwell

In Memory of Ed DavisSusie and Howard MaxwellJohn Vanausdall

In Memory of Virginia Duckworth Dickson

Linda Darr

In Memory of French EasonSusan and Mike LewisJohn Vanausdall

In Memory of Donald B. FisherCathy A. BurtonSusan and Mike LewisJohn Vanausdall

In Memory of Linda H. McLaughlinMr. H. Roll McLaughlin

In Memory of Jim PierleJohn Vanausdall

In Memory of Ed WestTimothy R. Franson, M.D.Carla and Mike LeppertBrian and Carrie WestMr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Zimmerman

In Memory of Robert L. WolenJamilie Jacobs

Foundations, Corporations and Government Gifts

$50,000 and aboveInstitute of Museum and

Library ServicesThe Indiana Rail Road Company

$25,000–$49,999ChaseIndiana Arts CommissionThe Capital Group Companies/

The American Funds Group

$10,000–$24,999BMO Private BankCitimark Management Co., Inc.Ice Miller LLPMickey’s CampPappas Family Charitable Fund,

a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation

The Saturday Evening Post SocietyThe Swisher Foundation

$5,000–$9,999Bar Keepers FriendIce Miller LLPMr. and Mrs.* John H. Holliday Fund,

a fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation

$2,000–$4,999Blackink ITCitimark Management Co., Inc.Target

$1,000–$1,999Amgen FoundationBockley Gallery—Minneapolis, MNG4SIndianapolis Power & Light CompanyMET Foundation Inc.

$200–$999C Wonder LLC.Indiana Humanities

Matching Gift CompaniesEli Lilly and Company Foundation, Inc.John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

In-Kind GiftsBakersfieldBier BreweryJim CrabbEndangered Species ChocolateFaegre Baker Daniels LLPSarah and Evan FarthingHoneymoon Image & DesignDee A. McConvilleRichard McCoy and Tracey GalliowMonarch BeverageSt. Elmo’s SteakhouseSun King Brewing Co.The Great Frame UpTin RoofVontra Foods II, LLC,

dba Punch BurgerWindsor Jewelry

Project Silver Moon and Project New Moon capital campaignsDrs. Richard and Becky FeldmanEstate of Rick HoffmanStan and Sandy HurtRalph G. NowakPappas Family Charitable Fund,

a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation

John W. Timothy, Jr., M.D.Cathy and Robert TurnerDonald WoodleyMr. Jeffery WylieMr. and Mrs. John D. Zinser

EndowmentEstate of Alice McKinney

Exhibitions and Special Events

Jingle Rails: The Great Western Adventure

Presented byThe Indiana Railroad Company

Sponsored byJim and Gina BremnerJPMorgan Chase & Co.Indianapolis ColtsMothershead FoundationOne America

In-kind support provided byPlanes Companies

New Art 2.0

Presented byDavid JacobsThe Ed Klink Emerging Artist Fund

Sponsored byBockley Brothers Family Fund of

the Minneapolis FoundationCrow’s Shadow Institute of the ArtsThe Great Frame UpNordstrom

Gold! Riches and Ruin

Presented byWells FargoEli Lilly and Company Foundation

Sponsored byCapital Group Companies,

The home of American FundsSteve and Jane MarmonMr. James R. Zink and Sally A. Dawson

2015 Quest for the West® Art Show and Sale

SponsorshipEvelyn and Thomas Seeley

2014 Buckaroo Bash

Sponsors not listed in previous Storyteller

Citimark Management Co., Inc.Blackink IT

DonorsDr. Suzanne Combs and

Mr. David CombsMr. and Mrs. Edward G. Dunn, Jr.Stan and Sandy HurtCarol Saviano

Fund-a-Need donorsBob and Pat AnkerAbdel and Kristine BouaichiAlex and Carol BraitmanMary Beth and Robert BraitmanBarbara and Michael BranicBrian and Betsy DavidsonDeanna DeBrierDave and Tyler Kate FergusonTom and Patty GibbsFred and Angie GreenGloria GriesingerMr. and Mrs. Jonathan R. HessCarrie Kirk and Carol BesoreSteve and Jane MarmonKen and Amy MartinHolly and John PantzerMr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Reilly, Jr.Joan SerVaas and Larry RoanWilliam and Tiffany SharpleyDr. and Mrs. Harry StaleyJohn VanausdallMargaret and Scott WatanabeBarbara West

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Coming soon

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JUNE 27 & 28Truly one of the joys of an Indy summer, the Eiteljorg Museum will celebrate the 23rd annual summer festival of Native American art, cultures, food and music.

JUNE 20Celebrate Juneteenth with music, talks, interpreters, dance, theatre, children’s art and Western-themed activities, displays, food, vendors and more.

23RD ANNUAL INDIAN MARKET & FESTIVAL

150TH ANNIVERSARY JUNETEENTH