SLU Museum of Art: Friday, 26 February 2010

Crossing the Divide: Jesuits on the American Frontier
Opening reception Friday evening, February 26, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
In the Judith and Adam Aronson Gallery until June 27, 2010.

Crossing the Divide: Jesuits on the American Frontier contains extremely accurate documentation of the new world this group of Jesuits entered as they crossed cultural, linguistic, and religious divides. The exhibition displays dictionaries of Native-American languages; as well as extremely accurate maps and detailed journals. Of significant importance are the sketches and water colors of Nicholas Point, S.J., and the Moses Linton album, a chronicle of the work and travels of Pierre De Smet, S.J. This album is on display for the first time.

The Saint Louis University Museum of Art
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St. Louis, MO 63108
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