Nokkoist (Bear's Heart)
Fort Marion Parade Ground, ca. 1876
ink, graphite and colored pencil on paper
8 5/8 x 11 3/8 in (21.9 x 28.9 cm)
Exhibitions
New York, NY, David Nolan Gallery, Fort Marion and Beyond: Native American Ledger Drawings, 1865-1900, in collaboration with Donald Ellis Gallery (January 25 - March 2, 2024)Publications
RELATED EXAMPLESSketchbooks attributed to Nokkoist (Bear's Heart) and Ohettoint are in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN, No. 98.151.1 and No. 98.151.2 - See: https://collections.artsmia.org/art /5598/book-of-drawings-bears-heart and https://collections.artsmia.o rg/art/5599/book-of-drawings-attributed-to-ohet-toint
For detailed histories of the two artists, see "Bear's Heart, The Color-bearer" in Karen Daniels Petersen, Plains Indian Art from Fort Marion (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1971), pp. 97-109; and "Ohettoint, the Police Officer", pp. 161-170
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