After looking at the different artworks of Pocahontas in class it made me more curious to find more. It is amazing to see the amount of differences between all the works. The only one made while she was alive is extremely different than many of the images we have of Pocahontas today. In my mind I visualize the stereotyped dark skinned, deerskin covered, feather-wearing skinny and beautiful “Pocahontas”. It was amazing to see the different takes on her. They mostly said more about the artist though than the actual person of Pocahontas. Even the one painted while she was still alive feels like it must have some of the artist’s interpretations of her mixed in as well.
I found yet another portrait that was made of Pocahontas around 1610. It mixes both her Indian dress with some European aspect (the necklace). Unlike most works, this photo seemed to have less European influence in how she is portrayed. Just another picture to add to our collection.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1615189,00.html
Maybe 1810? LDL
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