Imprisoned Art, Complex Patronage: Plains Drawings by Howling Wolf and Zotom at the Autry National Center - Hardcover

by Joyce M. Szabo (Author)

The study of what has become known as Plains Indian ledger art and of Fort Marion drawings in particular, has burgeoned in the last forty years. Joyce Szabo's examination of the two drawing books by Zotom and Howling Wolf encompasses their origins and the issues surrounding their commission as well as what the images say about their creators and their collector.

Author Biography

Joyce M. Szabo is the Regents' Professor of Art History Emerita at the University of New Mexico. She is a specialist in Native American art and museum studies and is the author and editor of several books, including Howling Wolf and the History of Ledger Art (UNM Press).