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Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art

This is our exhibition resource page. We will be adding materials to this for touring guides as those materials become available. Please email Kara any additional resources you find which could help prepare for touring this exhibition, and we will add to this page.

Guides touring the exhibition:

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Bob Cozzolino’s lecture on February 8:

Supernatural America Training 02.08.22

And here is the chat: Supernatural America training chat 02.08.22

Bob Cozzolino’s presentation slides:

guide training Supernatural

Gallery map of exhibition:

SA_Exhibition layout

Panels and Labels (on one PDF):

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Audio guide transcript:

to come

Front-of-house cultural fluency training (and note, the video requires this password to access it: VET#2.14:

Supernatural America cultural fluency training

 

Guide-recommended articles and other resources:

Supernatural America: The Paranormal In American Art

Ivan Albright biography by Bob Cozzolino

A research page on Macena Barton and her portrait of José Mojica 1928, from Rose Stanley-Gilbert: Portrait of José Mojica 1928 by Macena Barton 2018.69.1

A research page on Renee Stout, from Helen Leslie: Renee-Stout-Crossroads-extended

From Rose Stanley-Gilbert, the film with Agatha Wojciechowsky, from the American Folk Art Museum (and includes a biography): Agatha Wojciechowsky film

Also from Rose, some additional biographical information:

Agatha Wojciechowsky (1896 -1986)

From the Collection of Mediumistic Art: Agatha Wojciechowsky

Mediumistic Art: Agatha Wojciechowsky (1896 -1986) 

Information from Marne Zara on Chholing Taha: Info on artist Chholing Taha_

From Grace Goggin, an article: Artist Fernando Orellana is making work for a very specific audience: the recently departed. Inspired by paranormal research, spiritualism and ghost folklore, Orellana’s machines continuously search for the dead, attempting to allow the departed a chance to interact with the world they left. Art for Ghosts