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Description
This letter dated May 16, 1949, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to Eugene Burdick, tells Eugene about a history of Sioux drawings and mentions the acquisition of two Sioux drawings from "Christey's [sic] Gallery."
See also:
The Meaning of the Sioux Pictograph History Concerning a Period of 188 Years Displayed on a Cloth Background with Sioux Picture Characters in Color
Date of Work
5-16-1949
Keywords
indigenous art, pictograph, pictogram, drawings, Standing Rock Sioux, Standing Rock Nation, Íŋyaŋ Woslál Háŋ
Organizations Referenced
Standing Rock Sioux, Standing Rock Nation, Íŋyaŋ Woslál Háŋ, Christey's Gallery, Christies
People Referenced
Eugene Burdick, Usher Burdick
Recommended Citation
Burdick, Usher, "Letter from Usher Burdick to Eugene Burdick Regarding Sioux Drawings, May 16, 1949" (1949). Usher Burdick Papers. 54.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/54
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