Oscar Howe

Oscar Howe (1915-1983)         Oscar Howe was a Yanktonai Sioux Indian, born on the Crow Creek Reservation in South Dakota in 1915. Howe attended the Prierre Indian School until he reached 18-years of age. Then he went to the Santa Fe Indian School to finish his high-school career. While in high-school, Howe was already doing exceptional work following the studio style of art. He had exhibits state wide from New York City to San Francisco and abroad …

…clarity of expression, and to objectify the ³truths² in Dakota culture and present them in an artistic way.² Through looking through his work, I like many other people felt he accomplished this with great success. BIBLIOGRAPHY Legacy of the West, 1982. Josyln Art Museum/Center for Western Studies. 65/66. Native American Fine Art Movement: New Indian Painting; 03/10/97; http://www.heard.org/EDU/NAFAMRG/rsrcch7.htm The Oscar Howe Collection; 03/10/97; http://www.sdstate.edu/~wsam/http/oscar.html