Plains Indian Rock Art

Plains Indian Rock Art
Author: James D. Keyser
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2001
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780295980942

Archaeologist Keyser and Klassen share with readers the origins, diversity, and beauty of Plains rock art, with the hope of encouraging greater awareness and respect for this cultural tradition by society as a whole. Their guide covers the natural and archaeological history of the northwestern Plains; explains rock art forms, techniques, styles, terminology and dating; and suggests interpretations of images and compositions. The text is illustrated throughout with black-and-white photos, maps and drawings. The writing is serious, but accessible to the general reader. c. Book News Inc.

American Indian Painting of the Southwest and Plains Areas

American Indian Painting of the Southwest and Plains Areas
Author: Dorothy Dunn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 496
Release: 1968
Genre: Americana
ISBN:

For the Southwestern Indians, painting was a natural part of all the arts and ceremonies through which they expressed their perception of the universe and their sense of identification with nature. It was wholly lacking in individualism, included no portraits, singled out no artists. But the roving life of the Plains Indians produced a more personal art. Their painted hides were records of an individual's exploits intended, not to supplicate or appease unearthly powers, but to gain prestige within the tribe and proclaim invincibility to an enemy. Plains painting served man-to-man relationships, Southwestern painting those of man to nature, man to God. Such characteristics, and the ways they persist in contemporary Indian painting, are documented by the 157 examples Miss Dunn has chosen to illustrate her story. Thirty-three of these pictures, in full color, are here published for the first time.

Plains Indian Art

Plains Indian Art
Author: John Canfield Ewers
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Animals in art
ISBN: 9780806130613

Based on years of field research with Native Americans, careful scholarship, and exhaustive firsthand studies of museum collections around the world, Ewers's publications have long been required reading for anyone interested in the cultures of the Plains peoples, especially their visual art traditions. This vividly illustrated collection of Ewers's writings presents studies first published in American Indian Art Magazine and other periodicals between 1968 and 1992.

American Indian Art

American Indian Art
Author: Norman Feder
Publisher: Abradale Press
Total Pages: 445
Release: 1971
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780810981324

Discussing and illustrating the art forms of the Native Americans of North America, a comprehensive tour covers such areas as the Plains, the Southwest, California, the Great Basin and the Pacific Plateau, the Pacific Northwest Coast, the Arctic Coast, and the Woodlands.

The Plains Indians

The Plains Indians
Author: Gaylord Torrence
Publisher: Skira
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2014
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780847844586

"In this exhibition, you will discover objects produced by 135 artists; objects that offer an unprecedented view of the continuity of the aesthetic traditions of the Plains Indians, from the 16th to the 20th century."--Musée du quai Branly brochure.

Native Moderns

Native Moderns
Author: Bill Anthes
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2006-11-03
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780822338666

This lavishly illustrated art history situates the work of pioneering mid-twentieth-century Native American artists within the broader canon of American modernism.

Women and Ledger Art

Women and Ledger Art
Author: Richard Pearce
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2013-06-13
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0816599823

Ledger art has traditionally been created by men to recount the lives of male warriors on the Plains. During the past forty years, this form has been adopted by Native female artists, who are turning previously untold stories of women’s lifestyles and achievements into ledger-style pictures. While there has been a resurgence of interest in ledger art, little has been written about these women ledger artists. Women and Ledger Art calls attention to the extraordinary achievements of these strong women who have chosen to express themselves through ledger art. Author Richard Pearce foregrounds these contributions by focusing on four contemporary women ledger artists: Sharron Ahtone Harjo (Kiowa), Colleen Cutschall (Oglala Lakota), Linda Haukaas (Sicangu Lakota), and Dolores Purdy Corcoran (Caddo). Pearce spent six years in continual communication with the women, learning about their work and their lives. Women and Ledger Art examines the artists and explains how they expanded Plains Indian history. With 46 stunning images of works in various mediums—from traditional forms on recovered ledger pages to simulated quillwork and sculpture, Women in Ledger Art reflects the new life these women have brought to an important transcultural form of expression.

Native Paths

Native Paths
Author: Janet Catherine Berlo
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 130
Release: 1998
Genre: Diker, Charles
ISBN: 0870998579

This catalogue includes 139 Native North American works of art that represent many peoples and a variety of materials and functions, presented here for their aesthetic value.-- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.

Plains Indian Drawings 1865-1935

Plains Indian Drawings 1865-1935
Author: Jane Catherine Berlo
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Total Pages: 240
Release: 1996-09-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780810937420

Looks at drawings in Indian ledger books, depicting traditional dances and war losses, and includes scholarly commentary