Preview- The Ledger Art Show
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| A piece of ledger art drawn by Steven Judd (Photo Courtesy of Tribes 131 Gallery) |
The 5th annual Ledger Art Show will soon visit Norman. The show will be at Tribes 131 Gallery Friday February 10th from 6:30p.m. – 9:30 p.m. and Saturday February 11th from 11a.m. – 2p.m. The gallery is located at 131 24th avenue in Norman.
The show will consist of an opening reception Friday and lectures by various artists Saturday Works from the artists will be available for purchase. More information on the artists are included at the bottom of the article.
This event will be open to the public and is intended for all ages.
The show will consist of an opening reception Friday and lectures by various artists Saturday Works from the artists will be available for purchase. More information on the artists are included at the bottom of the article.
This event will be open to the public and is intended for all ages.
The Ledger Art Show is the first one of its kind, according to Leslie Zinbi, the owner of Tribes 131 Gallery. She said that she hoped the event would reduce Native American stereotypes and foster understanding in the community.
"I still have people coming into the gallery that expect to see 'Hollywood' Indians, in loin cloths, regalia and braids, (these visitors are) not able to speak, shocked when they meet an artist, friend or patron of Indian Heritage... (In the gallery )People (are) meeting others and actually taking the time to talk to someone they might not otherwise speak to. Art, like music has a way of bridging cultural gaps, (and) sparking conversations..."
Ledger art, as a type, got its start when Native American prisoners were given accountant's ledger books and writing utensils and told to draw. The practice of ledger art continues to this day, even though the mediums on which the art is drawn have changed.
After the Ledger Art Show, the Gallery's next event will be "Humor without Reservations" on April 1st.
For further information on the Ledger Arts show, or the Tribes 131 Gallery Center, please call (405)-329-4442
or visit them on the web at
their website: www.tribes131.com
Facebook: www.facebook/Tribes131
or Wordpress: http://southwestindianarts.wordpress.com
Here is a table containing more info on the Participating artists.
Name | (One) accomplishment | Tribe Affiliation/ Heritage |
Elena Carol Pate | 1st place, Choctaw Art Market | Choctaw |
Steven Judd | Staff Writer for “Zeke and Luther” | Kiowa and Choctaw |
George Levi | Illustrator, books "The Tsististas, People of the Plains" and "Tsistsistas Journey" | Southern Cheyenne, Southern Arapaho and Sioux |
Michael Horse | Work on display in several Museums | Yaqui, Mescalero Apache, Zuni |
Dolores Purdy Corcoran | Made White house Ornament | Caddo Nation |
Brent Greenwood | Chickasaw Nation, 2011 Music Festival's featured artist | Chickasaw and Ponca Nations |
Dwayne Wilcox | Heritage Center; Red Cloud 2010 First Place: Mixed Media | Oglala Lakota People |
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