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Newly Digitized Collection of Early 20th-Century Lakota Drawings Tells a Curious History
The collection has been digitized by the Newberry Library, as part of its new open access policy.
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Contemporary and Historic Ledger Art Joined in a Seamless Native Narrative
Too often museums exhibit indigenous art of the United States as artifacts made by ghosts, even though many of these traditions are still inspiring contemporary creators.
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From Míro's Studio to Ledger Art, Standouts of the Armory Show's Modern Section
The Armory Show is thought of first and foremost as a venue for buying contemporary art, but on the fair's southern pier dealers quietly move Modern masterpieces worth millions.
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A 19th-Century Cheyenne Warrior's Drawings of His Life as a POW
Some of the best-known 19th-century ledger art was created by Cheyenne, Arapaho, Comanche, Kiowa, and Caddo prisoners of war at Fort Marion in St. Augustine, Florida, following the Red River Wars.
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A Lakota Sioux Warrior's Eyewitness Drawings of Little Bighorn
One of the most popular images of the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn is "Custer's Last Stand" by Cassilly Adams, who ditched historical accuracy for a romanticized George Armstrong Custer standing tall against the encroaching horde of horseback warriors.