Indians and a Changing Frontier: The Art of George Winter

by Christian F. Feest, R. David Edmunds, Sarah E. Cooke

During the last days of the Potawatomi and Miami tribes in Indiana, before their forced removal west, a British-born artist, George Winter, was able to capture through his paintings, watercolors, and drawings the culture of these Native Americans. This lavishly illustrated volume focuses on the career of Winter, one of the first professional artists to live and work in Indiana.

270 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1993

Reviews

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book because it contains great surprises and information about my home state Indiana, stuff I never knew, things I should have known. I bought it at a used bookstore for $3.00. For that little bit of money, I learned that artist George Winter came from the east in 1837 and settled in Logansport, Indiana to sketch and paint Potawatomi Indians, who were about to move west by force. Due to the serendipity of his arrival and the chance I took on this unfamiliar art book, a new old world of Native America opened up to me. I got to see real Potawatomi and Miami Indians who lived down the road long ago. I made a list of Potawatomi villages, meeting places, lakes and removal camps to visit in the here and now. I have gazed at Native American removal from a new local lens.

Rather than critique this particular book, I am going to suggest that everybody find a hidden story of the people who lived in your space. Deep dive into history.