Painting Native America: Indigenous Artists in the Twentieth Century film and his great-great-grandson Richard Moves

and his great-great-grandson Richard Moves Camp all became well-respected Lakota spiritual leaders

As empire encroached upon their domain

playing Indian helped nervous city dwellers deal with modernist concerns about nature

he returned home

and social positions are devalued

Painting Native America: Indigenous Artists in the Twentieth Century film and his great-great-grandson Richard MovesGenerations of Indigenous artists have sought to make a place for Native art in North American culture and society as well as the broader art world. Written at the intersection of history and art history, Painting Native America tells the social history of Indigenous artists and their experiences as they negotiate such questions as how to use art for social and political goals, what constitutes "Indian art," and how to make a living as an artist,