Cora Marshall - Gallery 7

Kickapoo Medicine Show

Two Connecticut residents, John E Healy and Charles Bigelow, formed the "Kickapoo Company" which was housed in New Haven, Connecticut. The building was called "The Principal Wigwam Company. Healy and Bigelow made large profits and exploited the Kickapoo Indian name. The Kickapoo Nation was not involved and received no compensation. This mixed media collage series alters facsimiles of photos from the 1800s of Kickapoos and the advertisements for "Kickapoo" medicines.

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