Random Photo TR - Bennington Museum, Bennington VT

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This past Friday and Saturday (May 19-20), I was at the Bennington Museum in Bennington VT with my wife and some other family members to help open a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution. The exhibit is titled "Booming Out: Mohawk Iron Workers Build New York." I happen to be Mohawk, as well as a performer and lecturer on contemporary Native American dance and custom.

 

The museum hired me to give one of my presentations to commemorate the opening of the exhibit. Day one was for museum members and benefactors, and day two was the public grand opening of Booming Out.

 

Since I'm the one taking the pictures in this PTR, there are no photos of my actual presentation (yet), but as soon as I get them from the museum, I'll post them as well. Apologies for the poor quality...they were taken with my camcorder.

 

Part one:

The whole statue...

This statue was in the foyer of the lecture hall.

This was a huge space...this view is above where I would perform, looking FROM the seating area.

The view to my right...that's where the food was! My dad and stepmother in the middle of that group of four.

The view to my left...

The performance space my lecture was held in, looking toward the soon-to-be-seating area.

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Part 2:

Another Mohawk ironworker during recovery operations.

Ground Zero - this is a Mohawk ironworker just after the first plane hit.

Ground Zero

Ground Zero

Ground Zero

Information plaque about the sculpture.

Rear view of the sculpture...

Side view...that's my father to the right, looking at more of the exhibit.

This sculpture is made from steel recovered from Ground Zero, NYC

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Part 3:

And another angle

Slightly different angle.

The view from our room at the Hampton Inn.

Maintaining a sense of self.

1970'2-ish. Keeping his balance in front of the Chrysler Building.

Smoke Break! Yes, that IS a red-hot rivet he's lighting it with.

Ironworkers

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Part 4 - last for now until I get performance photos from the museum.

Finally, a picnic pavilion...kinda looks like a queue and loading station.

Pretty self-explanatory - this is attached to the museum and serves as a Grandma Moses Gallery.

We even have sideboob!!!

...and the story of the dogs.

...on the right...

On the left side of the main door...

Interesting statue at the entrance...seems to commemorate Lincoln's commitment to freedom for slaves.

The museum's main entrance.