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Ledger Drawing

attributed to Koba (Wild Horse), 1848-1880
Kiowa
Central Plains

ca. 1875-78

recto/verso

graphite, watercolour and coloured pencil on paper

height: 8 ⅝"
width: 11 ¼"

Inventory # P4160e

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acquired by the Plains Ledger Art Digital Publishing Project (PILA), University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA

Exhibited

Fairfield University Art Museum, Picturing History: Ledger Drawings of the Plains Indians. Fairfield, CT, September 27 - December 20, 2017

Featured in the Press

Critic Spotlights Prison Art, Including Ledger Drawings

Jillian Steinhauer from the New York Times reviews a Drawing Center exhibition featuring Plains Ledger Drawings on loan from Donald Ellis Gallery

Picturing History: Ledger Drawings of the Plains Indians

This September, the Fairfield University Art Museum, Connecticut, will present Picturing History: Ledger Drawings of the Plains Indians, with works on loan from Donald Ellis Gallery

Jerry Saltz Can’t Get Koba’s Drawing out of his Head

Writing for New York Magazine, art critic Jerry Saltz recounts that a drawing by Koba on exhibit at Donald Ellis Gallery made a lasting impression during Frieze New York 2017

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