Element of Forms
Howling Wolf's Drawing
Gerald Washington
ART 101
11/11/ 2010
William Devine
Howling Wolf's Drawing
Why do we conclude that his record of the treaty signing event is more honest than the illustration rendered by the other artist? Compare to John Taylor’s Illustration of the treaty signing, howling wolf’s representation seems naïve, but he has notably adopted some techniques of traditional Western representation. In Howling Wolf’s drawing he actually shows the medicine lodge creek. In John Taylor’s drawing he only had one women in his drawing, but their where a lot of women at the treaty, whereas Howling Wolf’s drawing was dominated by native women. Almost all of the figures in wolf’s drawing were women. Howling Wolf’s drew the women in great detail and with their back to you with the attention focused on the signing. The native women in howling drawing are full bodied, if they are not completely modeled. Howling drawing, he carefully placed the figures in ink. He added real life cultural details to the drawing by identifying himself and other through adornment and decoration.
Why did the white artist ignore the many native women who were present at the treaty signing? Do you think this omission was deliberate or unintentional due to cultural bias? I think the white artist ignored the women present at the treaty signing, because the women in the Plain society were important and I think they had a lot to do with that treaty signing. Some of the women sat with their backs to you. I think it was deliberate because I think they did not want us to see how much the women were involved in the signing of the treaty and how the women had some say in the decision on what treaty would say and other artist did not want us to see
Gerald Washington
ART 101
11/11/ 2010
William Devine
Howling Wolf's Drawing
Why do we conclude that his record of the treaty signing event is more honest than the illustration rendered by the other artist? Compare to John Taylor’s Illustration of the treaty signing, howling wolf’s representation seems naïve, but he has notably adopted some techniques of traditional Western representation. In Howling Wolf’s drawing he actually shows the medicine lodge creek. In John Taylor’s drawing he only had one women in his drawing, but their where a lot of women at the treaty, whereas Howling Wolf’s drawing was dominated by native women. Almost all of the figures in wolf’s drawing were women. Howling Wolf’s drew the women in great detail and with their back to you with the attention focused on the signing. The native women in howling drawing are full bodied, if they are not completely modeled. Howling drawing, he carefully placed the figures in ink. He added real life cultural details to the drawing by identifying himself and other through adornment and decoration.
Why did the white artist ignore the many native women who were present at the treaty signing? Do you think this omission was deliberate or unintentional due to cultural bias? I think the white artist ignored the women present at the treaty signing, because the women in the Plain society were important and I think they had a lot to do with that treaty signing. Some of the women sat with their backs to you. I think it was deliberate because I think they did not want us to see how much the women were involved in the signing of the treaty and how the women had some say in the decision on what treaty would say and other artist did not want us to see