{"id":32891,"date":"2022-03-11T13:05:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T18:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nha.org\/?post_type=exhibition&#038;p=32891"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:02:43","slug":"island-people-portraits-and-stories-from-nantucket","status":"publish","type":"exhibition","link":"https:\/\/nha.org\/whats-on\/exhibitions\/exhibitions-archive\/island-people-portraits-and-stories-from-nantucket\/","title":{"rendered":"Island People: Portraits and Stories from Nantucket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nha.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RIHS-1883.4.1-Dassel-Indian-Princess.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-39821\" src=\"https:\/\/nha.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RIHS-1883.4.1-Dassel-Indian-Princess-300x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nha.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RIHS-1883.4.1-Dassel-Indian-Princess-300x350.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nha.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RIHS-1883.4.1-Dassel-Indian-Princess-878x1024.jpg 878w, https:\/\/nha.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RIHS-1883.4.1-Dassel-Indian-Princess-129x150.jpg 129w, https:\/\/nha.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RIHS-1883.4.1-Dassel-Indian-Princess-768x895.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nha.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RIHS-1883.4.1-Dassel-Indian-Princess-1318x1536.jpg 1318w, https:\/\/nha.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RIHS-1883.4.1-Dassel-Indian-Princess-1757x2048.jpg 1757w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/a>This exhibition drew from the NHA\u2019s collections of portraits to highlight both famous and lesser-known Nantucketers whose life stories intersect with the themes and currents of the island\u2019s history. 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