"FOLLOWING MY ANCESTOR'S FOOTSTEPS" LEDGER ART BY DOLORES PURDY (CADDO)
$800.00
SKU
831199446
"FOLLOWING MY ANCESTOR'S FOOTSTEPS" LEDGER ART ORIGINAL COLORED PENCIL ON ANTIQUE LEDGER PAPER BY DOLORES PURDY (CADDO)
Historic ledger art had been referred to as 'warrior art' and a male pictographic story- telling art form. The Plains warriors would decorate their tee-pees with their heroic deeds. With European contact, ledger books and colored pencils quickly became coveted trade items used as a portable means for the warriors to use their pictographic language to tell stories of their war honors.
As a member of the Caddo Nation, Purdy's study of old ledger books brought a way of telling stories from a Native American woman's perspective. She is one of the original "Grand Dames" of ledger art and began working during a time women were frowned upon for working in this medium, but she followed her heart. She followed the tradition of using the same medium of colored pencils and antique pre-20th century cotton or linen paper. Peter Max and the pop-art movement, Art Deco era and Asian textiles is a significant influence in her work as well as vivid whimsical imagery. Layering bright colors with faceless figures, hallmarks of her works, often finds a figure or a horse looking out of the painting directly at the viewer.
Dolores was a subject of the book, Women and Ledger Art , written by Dr. Richard Pearce, Wheaton College and published by the University of Arizona Press. During her 30+ years working within her disciplines of art she has gathered numerous awards at Santa Fe Indian Market, Heard Indian Art Fair, Cowgirl UP!, and Eiteljorg. Dolores has enjoyed presenting the history of ledger art at several museums and universities. A few of these are Smithsonian Museum of American Indian (DC), Brown University, University of Minnesota and USC La Jolla. A few of the magazines and newspapers include Southwest Art, Native American Art, American Art Collector, Western Art Collector, Cowboys and Indians, First American Art and Santa Fe New Mexican. Dolores works are in the collections of many museums and personal collections. A few of these collections are National Museum of American Indian (DC), National Museum of American History, the White House, Tweed Museum, Hood Museum and Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art.
Measurements framed: 10 1/2" wide x 12 1/2" tall x 3/4" deep
This is a consignment item and is not eligible for layaway.
Historic ledger art had been referred to as 'warrior art' and a male pictographic story- telling art form. The Plains warriors would decorate their tee-pees with their heroic deeds. With European contact, ledger books and colored pencils quickly became coveted trade items used as a portable means for the warriors to use their pictographic language to tell stories of their war honors.
As a member of the Caddo Nation, Purdy's study of old ledger books brought a way of telling stories from a Native American woman's perspective. She is one of the original "Grand Dames" of ledger art and began working during a time women were frowned upon for working in this medium, but she followed her heart. She followed the tradition of using the same medium of colored pencils and antique pre-20th century cotton or linen paper. Peter Max and the pop-art movement, Art Deco era and Asian textiles is a significant influence in her work as well as vivid whimsical imagery. Layering bright colors with faceless figures, hallmarks of her works, often finds a figure or a horse looking out of the painting directly at the viewer.
Dolores was a subject of the book, Women and Ledger Art , written by Dr. Richard Pearce, Wheaton College and published by the University of Arizona Press. During her 30+ years working within her disciplines of art she has gathered numerous awards at Santa Fe Indian Market, Heard Indian Art Fair, Cowgirl UP!, and Eiteljorg. Dolores has enjoyed presenting the history of ledger art at several museums and universities. A few of these are Smithsonian Museum of American Indian (DC), Brown University, University of Minnesota and USC La Jolla. A few of the magazines and newspapers include Southwest Art, Native American Art, American Art Collector, Western Art Collector, Cowboys and Indians, First American Art and Santa Fe New Mexican. Dolores works are in the collections of many museums and personal collections. A few of these collections are National Museum of American Indian (DC), National Museum of American History, the White House, Tweed Museum, Hood Museum and Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art.
Measurements framed: 10 1/2" wide x 12 1/2" tall x 3/4" deep
This is a consignment item and is not eligible for layaway.
Check items to add to the cart or
