Mike Larsen: Portrait Process for Proud to Be Chickasaw

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At the SEASAM 2010 book signing in Tishomingo, Mike Larsen describes the process of interviews and photographs that captured the mood and personality of the individual. The results are featured in this book, the second group of 24 portraits of Chickasaw elders, portraits painted both in words and on canvas.

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