Partial Folio of “Kiowa Indian Art” [SOLD]

A portfolio of 30 silkscreens was published with the title Kiowa Indian Art—Watercolor Paintings in Color by the Indians of Oklahoma,, by C. Szwedzicki of Nice, France, in 1929. Only 750 copies of the volume were published. The five artists selected were Monroe Tsatoke, Stephen Mopope, Jack Hokea, Spencer Asah, and Bou-Ge-Tah Smokey. A total of 30 images by these 5 artists were in the edition.

In 1979, Bell Editions, Inc. of Santa Fe, NM republished the 1929 edition with an added introduction by Jamake Highwater. The edition also was limited to 750 numbered copies, signed by Highwater. The contents included 29 pages of text plus 30 pages of plates, contained in a brown leatherette portfolio case with gilt lettering to front of case and with an illustration laid-on. The portfolio was secured with a ribbon closure.

This presentation we are featuring contains the 29 pages of text and 6 of the 30 original plates, all contained in a brown leatherette portfolio case with gilt lettering to front of case and with an illustration laid-on. The portfolio is secured with a ribbon closure. Included are the following: Plates 1, 3 and 4 by Hokea, and plates 20, 21, and 22 by Mopope. The condition of each plate is as original. An excerpt of the text is below.