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Newly Digitized Collection of Early 20th-Century Lakota Drawings Tells a Curious History

by Claire Voon May 1, 2018

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

by Allison Meier March 16, 2016March 22, 2016

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

by Benjamin Sutton March 3, 2016March 4, 2016

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

by Allison Meier February 26, 2016February 28, 2016

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

by Allison Meier November 19, 2015December 1, 2015

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.

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