Ledger drawings

Esquema

Getty AAT: Objects Facet

Jerarquía

Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name) > Visual Works (Hierarchy Name) > visual works > <visual works by material or technique> > drawings (visual works) > <drawings by material or technique>

Descripción

Representational drawings of scenes from the lives of 19th-century Plains Indians, with an emphasis on martial accomplishments. Ledger drawings were so named for the ruled ledger books in which they were often executed; these books were obtained from white soldiers or traders.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300265519

Otros términos

  • grootboektekeningen [nl]
  • ledger drawing [en]
  • ledger art [en]
  • ledger-book drawings [en]