Within the Hood’s significant holdings of Native American art, the Mark Lansburgh collection of ledger drawings, dating from the middle to the end of the nineteenth century and created by well-known warrior-artists such as Howling Wolf, Chief Killer, Short Bull, and Wooden Leg, is a vital aspect of the Hood’s Plains collection. Both in their artistic excellence and in their social and historical value, these drawings serve as a vital record of cultural survival and transformation.
Related Exhibitions
- Contemporary Native American Ledger Art: Drawing on Tradition
- Picturing Change: The Impact of Ledger Drawing on Native American Art
- Native American Ledger Drawings from the Hood Museum of Art: The Mark Lansburgh Collection
Related Stories
- Contemporary Native American Ledger Art: Drawing on Tradition
- The Mark Lansburgh Collection
- Recent Acquisitions: The Mark Lansburgh Collection of Native American Legder Drawings
- Native American Ledger Drawings from the Hood Museum of Art: The Mark Lansburgh Collection
- Recent Acquisitions: Chief Killer, Central Plains, Cheyenne, School at Fort Marion, about 1877–78
Related Links
- Ledger drawings: works from the collection
- Online resource for teachers: Native American Ledger Drawings from the Hood Museum