Howling Wolf

It states that Howling Wolf and the others already engaged in ledger book drawings. The ledger book drawings were a practice that Howling Wolf had already began to record in his traditional manner about his own narrative history. Also, the illustration in his pictures has more emphasis and depth than the other artist. Howling Wolf’s drawing is compared to the other artist and is rated as naïve. The other artist John Taylor is not a Native American and the two cultures are different. I think Howling Wolf conveys more compassion and affection in his illustration. Even though he strayed from most techniques of Western art, for example, abandoning the pictographic style of the Plains and used full bodied figures. He used some of the traditional techniques, for instance he depicted deep space by means of overlapping. On the other hand, John Taylor’s drawing was based solely on the technique of Western art but the depiction of the event is different.

I think with this particular time period the White artist didn’t feel like the women were worth acknowledging. For the simple fact that they were not white and that they were women and actually had a part in the signing of the treaty. The white men were accustomed to their women being submissive and not participating in such things. I personally think that it was done deliberately because the White artist totally ignored the women in his illustration. The only woman depicted was an interpreter. I feel she would not have been recognized if she was not needed to help with communication and her role was clearly stated. At the same time if you were to remove race and base it on cultural bias, I can see where they would have been omitted out of respect. It comes across to me that the Native American men honored and respected their women very much and wanted that shown in every aspect of their life.