The Songmaker

“The Songmaker” by Blackbear Bosin, displayed at the Indian Center Museum in Wichita, is an interesting painting. The painting was done in 1970 using gouache and painted on a thirty inch by twenty-two inch canvas. It is in a private collection and the value of the painting is unknown. “The Songmaker” is a Kiowa Medicine Man whose eyes are shut and he appears to be in the middle of a spiritual dance or singing. His eyelids, …

…of the beholder. I like Native American Art a lot. My parents both have paintings by Native Americans and they paid a lot for them. This painting could represent a lot of different things, but the meaning doesn’t matter as long as you enjoy the painting. It is a dreamlike scene with red, green and violet being the primary colors. “The Songmaker” by Blackbear Bosin is very interesting, but a quality piece of artwork.