Cover Image

Unbound : narrative art of the Plains /

"This book traces the evolution of narrative art among Native nations of North America's Great Plains region, from historical hides, muslins, and ledger books to more than 50 contemporary works commissioned by the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). Illustrating everything from...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Emil Her Many Horses (Editor), Chavez Lamar, Cynthia (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington : Lewes : National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution ; in association with D Giles Limited, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Indian art > Great Plains > Pictorial works.
Narrative art > Great Plains > Pictorial works.
Indian ledger drawings > Great Plains > Pictorial works.
Indians of North America > Great Plains > Pictorial works.
Indian art > Great Plains > Exhibitions.
Narrative art > Great Plains > Exhibitions.
Indian ledger drawings > Great Plains > Exhibitions.
Indians of North America > Great Plains > Exhibitions.
Art des Peuples autochtones > Grandes Plaines > Ouvrages illustrés.
Art narratif > Grandes Plaines > Ouvrages illustrés.
Peuples autochtones > Grandes Plaines > Ouvrages illustrés.
Indian art.
Indian ledger drawings.
Indians of North America.
Narrative art.
Great Plains.
Illustrated works.
Pictorial works.
Exhibition catalogs.
Ouvrages illustrés.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Cynthia Chavez Lamar
  • Introduction
  • Unbound : narrative art of the plains / Emil Her Many Horses
  • Warrior art
  • Message in a muslin : Siyosapa's sun dance painting at the National Museum of the American Indian / David W. Penney
  • From past to present
  • An enduring tradition : Southern Plains narrative art, Fort Marion, and the legacies of Bear's Heart, Zotom, and Sherman Chaddlesone / Michael Paul Jordan
  • Contemporary expressions
  • Generations of art / Lauren Good Day.