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First-ever portrait beadwork exhibition of Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes 


Threads of Untold History

Beadtelling ™ Freedmen and Freedmen Descendants of the Five Civilized Tribes

Learn More About: Who is a Freedmen of the Five Tribes

Creating art to visually record human history

Beaded portraits are created by referencing a historical or contemporary photo and transforming it into a photorealistic work of art

Each beaded portrait is made with around 4,000 glass beads utilizing around 22-28 colors to create life likeness 

Meet the Artists

Threads of Untold History Exhibition

Explore portrait beadwork of Freedmen and Freedmen Descendants of the Five Civilized Tribes in person at


Oklahoma Indian Territory Museum of Black Creek Freedmen History

8625 S. Walker Avenue

Oklahoma City, OK 73139


Exhibition 

Saturday 05/17 and 05/24

11:00 AM to 2:00 PM


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This project is supported by Thrive Grants, which is an initiative of Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition in partnership with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Learn more at ThriveGrants.Org.

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Threads of Untold History

jsaenzbeadwork@gmail.com

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