Lumbee Legends
2007
Digital Prints on Ingres, Courier New Font and Handwriting, Brass Book Screws, Audio CDs, Cotton Cases, 7 x 8.75 x .5" closed. Edition of I.
It all started once upon a time when I asked my Poppy if I could record him telling me one of his funny stories. Over the years, it has been my great honor and privilege to record oral histories of Lumbee elders. Here, you will find 10 stories, each told to me by a Lumbee elder who moved to Baltimore from North Carolina. Most were recorded for “Lumbee Legends” (Maryland Institute College of Art, 2007) or Hard Workin’ Pilgrims: Lumbee Indians in Baltimore City Industry (Baltimore Museum of Industry, 2011).
