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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2008-15 Kiowa Indian Art: Watercolor Paintings in Color by the Indians of Oklahoma
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2008-15
- Creators:
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Jacobson, Oscar Brousse, 1882-1966Asah, Spencer, approximately 1908-1954Hokeah, Jack, 1902-1969Mopope, Stephen, 1898-1974Smoky, Lois, 1907-1981Tsatoke, Monroe, 1904-1937
- Dates:
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Santa Fe, New Mexico :, Bell Editions,, 1979
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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30 Leavessilk screened plates38 x 28 cm.1 Itemin leatherette portfolio
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
A portfolio of 30 drawings by Spencer Asah, Jack Hokeah, Stephen Mopope, Monroe Tsatoke, and Lois Smoky--members of the Kiowa Five. This is a facsimile of the 1929 limited edition portfolio of pochoir prints published in France by C. Szwedzicki with introductory text by Oscar Brousse Jacobson. An introduction by Jamake Highwater was written for the 1979 reprinting of the portfolio. Both introductions are missing from this copy.
Administration
Sponsor
Donated to the National Anthropological Archives by J. Daniel Rogers.
Existence and Location of Originals
Twenty-four of the pochoir prints from the 1929 edition can be found in MS 7536.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 2008-15 Kiowa Indian Art: Watercolor Paintings in Color by the Indians of Oklahoma, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Other Archival Materials
Other Archival Materials
The Smithsonian's John Wesley Powell Library of Anthropology also has a copy of the 1979 portfolio. The library copy is missing 3 prints but contains the introductory texts by Oscar Brousse Jacobson and Jamake Highwater.
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2008-15
Keywords
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| Ledger drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Kiowa | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Great Plains | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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