ARTIST RECOGNITION | TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO STELLA LASLEY YOUNG BEAR, MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT ARTIST WILL HAVE HER TRADITIONAL BEADWORK DESIGN INCORPORATED INTO T-SHIRTS FOR THE IOWA SESQUICENTENNICAL CELEBRATION TO BE HELD IN WASHINGTON D.C. THIS SUMMER. STELLA WAS CONTACTED BY CAHTERINE KERST, THE IOWA CURATOR FROM THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION’S CENTER FOR FOLKLIFE PROGRAM AND CULTURAL STUDIES.