Keeping Our Dress Alive

On May 3rd, Keeping Our Dress Alive will go live at Gallery MC on 545 West 52nd Street. This collaborative exhibit features historic Haudenosaunee—otherwise known as the Iroquois or Six Nations—dress from the late 19th Century, as well as a series of material installations detailing the reproduction of the exhibited dress from a process-oriented perspective. Audio from historic archival Oneida Hymn Singers, as well as edited audio from the construction of the dress, explore the labor and continuity of Haudenosaunee clothing tradition and history. Join us for the evening to learn from and appreciate indigenous history and material culture, as well as engage with the beauty of sewing and garment making.

Keeping Our Dress Alive is an exhibit in partial fulfillment of Carter S. King’s M.A. in Oral History.

Carter S. King is the primary exhibition designer, with Carson White as production manager, Allison Calkins as lighting designer, Zahra Crim as audio designer, and Kemper Rodi as graphic designer.