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Plains Indian Drawings 1865-1935

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This really is a "must-have" book for anyone interested in the details of what Plains Indians wore. It contains hundreds of wonderful full colour plates of Ledger Drawings by Plains Indians of Plains Indians. The production values of the book are also very high indeed, so that it is not only a marvellous reference work, it is also beautiful to look at and to hold. The standard of scholarship of the accompanying text is also excellent. As an author and artist, I found it truly inspirational. The only possible criticism is that more of the Ledger Drawings themselves were not reproduced, because the references to them are tantalising.

A quality piece of work from Abrams. Cloth over hardback boards with a sewn binding on heavy stock. In dustjacket. Large format, 240 pp, 4 pounds. Illustrations throughout, about 70% of them in color.

8 Essays, 4 Artist Statements, Index. An 8 page Bibliography.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Drawing and Being Drawn In: The Late 19th Century Plains Graphic Artist and the Intercultural Encounter
Encyclopedias of Experience: A Curatorial Dialogue on Drawing and Drawing Books

Structure and Meaning in Cheyenne Ledger Art
A Brief History of Lakota Drawings 1870-1935
In a Place of Writing

The Subtle Art of Resistance: Encounter and Accommodation in the Art of Fort Marion
Narrative and Landscape in the Drawings of Etahdleuh Doanmoe
The Ledger of Book Drawings in 20th Century Native American Art

Artist Statements: Colleen Cutschall, Edgar Heap of Birds, Jane Ash Poitras, Francis Yellow

Catalogue (151 pp): Arapaho, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Lakota

Bibliography
Index

As an artist interested in Native American Ledger Art, I have look through many of the books available on the subject. This book has the best collection of different tribes and artists. I am not aware of another book that could serve as well as a resource for the art and a history of ledger art.