Two events happening this summer showcase the unique scholarly and cultural contributions of College of Arts and Sciences faculty. Comics: A nine-film series at The Dryden Theatre in Rochester, New York, will explore comic book adaptations in film. Canvas: An exhibition at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill, New York, will juxtapose Indigenous perspectives on land with 19th-century American landscape paintings.
Both comic books and movies have been around for well over a century. The first adaptation of a comic to a live action film was in 1939, featuring the well-known superhero, Captain Marvel. Two fty faculty members have teamed up with Jared Case, curator of film exhibitions at the in Rochester, New York, for a nine-film series to explore the varied ways filmmakers have taken source material from comic books and brought it to the screen.
, professor and department chair of the department of English, and , professor in communication and rhetorical studies from the College of Visual and Performing Arts, have collaborated with Case in . The series will run from June through August at the Dryden Theatre in Rochester and spotlight films from the past 45 years.
In addition to the Marvel and DC Universes, popular in the past 15 years, the series will look at additional film adaptations from the last 45 years, including “Rocketboy” (1991), “Road to Perdition” (2002) and “Scott Pilgrim vs The World” (2010). The series will examine the diverse methods filmmakers have used to adapt comic book stories to big screen, focusing on the themes and visual expressions—both essential elements of comic books.
Admission is $9 for George Eastman Museum members, $12 for nonmembers, $5 for students with ID and $5 for 17 and under. See the full schedule and buy tickets at the .
An example of the juxtaposition of Native American Art, Waterfall VIII, 2011 by Truman T. Low (Ho-Chunk), left, in context with a Thomas Cole American Landscape painting, Kaaterskill Falls, 1826, right
, associate professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies, curated an exhibition at the in Catskill, New York. “Native Prospects: Indigeneity and Landscape” explores the relationship between Indigenous perspectives on land and the American landscape paintings of Thomas Cole.
The exhibition contrasts Indigenous perspectives on their homelands and environment with Thomas Cole’s American landscape paintings, which are based on European traditions. Cole is celebrated as the founder of the 19th-century American art movement known as the Hudson River School of landscape painting.
It also features contemporary art by such Indigenous artists as Teresa Baker (Mandan/Hidatsa), Brandon Lazore (Onondaga, Snipe Clan), Truman T. Lowe (Ho-Chunk), Alan Michelson (Mohawk, Six Nations of the Grand River), and Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee). The exhibition is accompanied by a collection of original essays by Manning and many other Indigenous scholars.
An expert on American Indian history and museum studies, Stevensis Karoniaktatsie (Akwesasne Mohawk). He directs at ϲ. The exhibition runs from May 4 to Oct. 27 and then will be featured at the in Old Lyme, Connecticut, where it will be on display until early February of 2025, followed by the in Rockland, Maine, until July.
To learn more, between Stevens and the chief curator and director of curatorial affairs, art and fellowship at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site. Read in the online publication, Hyperallergic, sharing contemporary perspectives on art, culture and more.
