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Between
Two Cultures
Kiowa Art From Fort Marion
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By
Moira F. Harris
156
pages, bibliography, index, black and white illustrations
and four-color illustrations
1989, hardcover
ISBN 0-9617767-3-0
Order Number: PP30
Price: $39.95
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Art historian
Moira F. Harris analyzes the known Fort Marion drawings attributed
to Wo-Haw, Kiowa warrior and artist (1855-1924), in relationship
to then contemporary events.. Her work shows how Kiowa Indian
painting developed from its traditional beginnings to the preset
day.
This most
unusual colony of artists developed at Fort Marion, St. Augustine,
Florida, where more than seventy men from five hostile tribes
of the Southern Plains were imprisoned from 1875 to 1878. Their
humanitarian jailer, Captain Richard H. Pratt, believed they could
be made into useful productive citizens if given direction and
the opportunity to develop their native abilities. He provided
them with paper, pencils, and colors, and offered them the opportunity
to produce art works for sale to whites. More than a third of
these "Florida boys" participated and hundreds of their
works are preserved in widely scattered public and private collections.
The bulk
of this volume is the reproduction of the drawings of Wo-Haw completed
during his imprisonment. Of the 76 reproductions, 31 are full-color
plates ... The commentaries are well written and packed with information
... Well researched and attractively produced, this volume should
prove a popular one for years to come. -- Oklahoma TRANSCRIPT.
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