Haskell Student, Marguerite M. Nellis

Artwork Overview

1906–1998
Haskell Student, circa 1939
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: soft-ground etching
Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 318 x 242 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in
Credit line: Gift of the WPA Arts Project
Accession number: 0000.0421
Not on display

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Kansas artist Nellis created portraits of local people of color as part of a Works Progress Administration arts project designed to provide economic relief to American citizens, including artists, during the Great Depression. Among those Nellis depicted were these three Native American students, all of whom were enrolled at Haskell Institute located in Lawrence. Originally established in 1884, Haskell Institute was one of the earliest and largest government-run boarding schools in the United States. By the time Nellis met these students in the 1930s, it had begun offering accredited high-school classes and some post–high school courses. Today, Haskell Institute lives on as a four-year intertribal college, Haskell Indian Nations University.

Exhibitions

Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
2017
Sydney Pursel, curator
2024–2025