The collection consists of thirteen (13) drawings made by students at the Pine Ridge Agency Day School around 1904. All but four of the drawings are accompanied by short handwritten essays regarding the scene, most signed by the artist. The drawings were probably produced as class exercises in composition and penmanship. Included are pictures of children's homes, farm animals, the Red Cloud Indian School, and a buffalo hunt.
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NAA MS 99-44
Two drawings published in:
Maurer Evan M., Louise Lincoln and Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
Donated to the National Anthropological Archives in 1999 by Richard Pohrt. Received by the donor from the family of a school teacher at Pine Ridge.
MS 1999-44 Pine Ridge Agency Day School student drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Frank Calico drawing of and essay about a chicken coop
NAA MS 1999-44 001
Inscription at head reads "'The Primary School,' March number 1904, page 224." Possibly copied from that source.
Frank Calico drawing of and essay about sawing wood
NAA MS 1999-44 002
Frank Calico drawing of and essay about horses
NAA MS 1999-44 003
Zetta Whirlwind Horse drawing of and essay about the student's home
NAA MS 1999-44 004
James drawing of the Red Cloud Indian School on Pine Ridge Reservation
NAA MS 1999-44 005
Building identified by Martin Earring, confirmed by Brother Simon of Holy Rosary Mission at Red Cloud Indian School.
Peter Running Horse drawing of four horses near a creek
NAA MS 99-44 006
Near duplicate of another drawing in the collection by the same artist.
Frank Calico drawing of mounted hunter armed with bow and arrow pursuing buffalo
NAA MS 1999-44 007
Near duplicate of another drawing in the collection by the same artist.
Building identified by Martin Earring, confirmed by Brother Simon of Holy Rosary Mission at Red Cloud Indian School.
Peter Running Horse drawing of four horses near a creek
NAA MS 1999-44 008
Near duplicate of another drawing in the collection by the same artist.
Jacob Ribs drawing of and essay about the student's home
NAA MS 1999-44
Julia Water drawing of and essay about the student's home
NAA MS 1999-44 010
John Whirlwind Horse drawing of and essay about the student's home
NAA MS 1999-44 011
Joseph Bear Robe drawing of and essay about the student's dog
NAA MS 1999-44 012
Peter Running Horse drawing of and essay about horses
NAA MS 1999-44 013