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Women and Ledger Art: Four Contemporary Native American Artists
Richard Pearce
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Description for Women and Ledger Art: Four Contemporary Native American Artists
Paperback. Num Pages: 121 pages, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; AFF; AGZ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 221 x 7. Weight in Grams: 454.
Ledger art has traditionally been created by men to recount the lives of male warriors on the Plains. During the past forty years, this form has been adopted by Native female artists, who are turning previously untold stories of women's lifestyles and achievements into ledger-style pictures. While there has been a resurgence of interest in ledger art, little has been written about these women ledger artists.
Women and Ledger Art calls attention to the extraordinary achievements of these strong women who have chosen to express themselves through ledger art. Author Richard Pearce foregrounds these contributions by focusing on four ... Read more
Ledger art has traditionally been created by men to recount the lives of male warriors on the Plains. During the past forty years, this form has been adopted by Native female artists, who are turning previously untold stories of women's lifestyles and achievements into ledger-style pictures. While there has been a resurgence of interest in ledger art, little has been written about these women ledger artists.
Women and Ledger Art calls attention to the extraordinary achievements of these strong women who have chosen to express themselves through ledger art. Author Richard Pearce foregrounds these contributions by focusing on four ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816521043
SKU
V9780816521043
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About Richard Pearce
Richard Pearce is Professor Emeritus of English at Wheaton College in Massachusetts. He has published six books on modernist narrative. Now in retirement, he has applied his experience to the narratives of Plains Indian ledger art, extending his commitment to cross-cultural feminism.
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