Audio Resources

Kate Haulman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, American University and author of The Politics of Fashion in Eighteenth-Century America.

  1. The role of clothing in the 18th century. (4:10)

  2. The role of clothing and hairstyle in shaping 18th-century identity for both free and unfree people. (4:00)

  3. Self-expression and clothing in the 18th century. (5:12)

  4. The 18th-century portraits at NBMAA (3:50)

  5. Clothing authenticity and symbols in 18th-century portraiture (5:28)


Dann Broyld, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of African American History at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is the author of Borderland Blacks: Two Cities in the Niagara Region during the Final Decades of Slavery.

1. Dann Broyld - Constitution and Compromise

2. Dann Broyld - The Democratic Process

3. Dann Broyld - Earl and Kaphar


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Josh Carter, Executive Director of the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, provides commentary from the viewpoint of a Northeast Woodlands tribal member. We are grateful for his generosity in working with the NBMAA to extend our understanding of culture.

  1. An introduction to the importance of language in indigenous culture and the connection between language and relationships. (0:42)

  2. A welcome in the Algonquin language and more detailed explanation of language and the role of language. (6:38)

  3. An explanation of the importance of land in the indigenous culture. (2:06)

  4. A view on how to identify Indian? Native American? Indigenous? (1:44)

  5. Thoughts on Catlin’s work and collecting native art in museums (2:45)

  6. An explanation of leadership structure in the Northeast Woodland Communities (6:55)