THE PRESENCE OF THE PAST Art from Central and West Africa: Online Exhibitions (Bowdoin College Museum of Art)

Curricular Connections

The Presence of the Past was co-curated by students enrolled in “The Powers of Central African Art” during the 2019 fall term at Bowdoin College, under the direction of David Gordon, Professor of History, and Allison J. Martino, Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow. Students worked on the following components of the exhibition:

POWER OBJECTS: CENTRAL AFRICA

Claudine Chartouni ’20
River Fenton ’22
Kate Hoadley ’20
Eleanor McCole ’20
Bianca Torres ’20
Hailey Woznaik ’20

REPRESENTATIONS OF WOMANHOOD: WEST AFRICA

Mustafa Aydogdu ’22
Samuel Honegger ’20
Olivia Muro ’20

PROJECTING POWER: AKAN SOCIETY

Noah Keates ’20
Destiny Kearney ’21

UNPACKING AFRICAN ART: BEYOND AFRICA

Amanda Banasiak ’20
Benjamin Wu ’18

MAPS

Rebeca Perez Bernal ’20
River Fenton ’22
Kate Hoadley ’20