"Indigenous Ingenuity" at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies - June 15 to Oct. 19, 2014
Collection of Harvey Locke.
"Running Eagle Blackfeet Warrior Woman"
Terrance Guardipee, "Running Eagle Blackfeet Warrior Woman," 2011, coloured pencil on Blackfeet Tribe cash disbursement ledger, 1957-1959, 11” x 16.8”.
Indigenous Ingenuity includes paintings, sculptures and installations that highlight the diversity of aboriginal art. Artists include Daphne Odjig, Norval Morrisseau, Carl Beam, David Garneau, Kent Monkman and Joane Cardinal-Schubert. Also included is work by Montana-raised Blackfeet artist Terrance Guardipee, one of the first artists to revive the historical tradition of ledger art – illustrations on the lined account sheets of Indian agents. The collapse of the buffalo economy and the move to reserves meant hides were no longer available as a substrate for art so discarded ledger paper was used instead.
June 15 to Oct. 19 at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies in Banff.
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
111 Bear Street (PO Box 160), Banff, Alberta T1L 1A3
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Daily 10 am - 5 pm, closed Dec 25 and Jan 1.
