Warrior Artists

by Herman Viola

Book Overview

A collection of never-before-published, nineteenth-century art by two young Native American warriors imprisoned by the Army in 1875, along with seventy others, contains more than fifty full-color... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792273702
• ISBN13: 9780792273707
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 11.3" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Magnificent drawings portray Native American history

This 8" by 11" volume contains illustrations of drawings by two extremely talented artists who were among the Fort Marion prisoners from 1875-1878; Making Medicine, a 33 year old Cheyenne and Zotom, a 24 year old Kiowa. The drawings are a full page size and the colors are beautiful and intense. The drawings combined with the commentary by Joe and George Horse Capture provide wonderful insights into the history of these two native nations as well as a better understanding of the Indians' experiences at Fort Marion. It also provides further awareness of the factors that motivated Col. Pratt to establish the Indian school at Carlisle.