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Indian Boyhood

Author Charles A. Eastman (Dakota, 1858 - 1939)

Artist Ernest Leonard Blumenschein (American, 1874 - 1960)

Date1902

Mediumink printed on paper; bound in red cloth with gold lettering

DimensionsOctavo: 8 × 5 1/2 inches (20.3 × 14 cm)

Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1992

Object number11.137.1

ClassificationsDocumentary Artifacts

Label TextIn Indian Boyhood, Eastman gave a memoir of his childhood. He grew up primarily in Canada, living according to traditional ways of the Santee Sioux. He later moved back to the United States and took on assimilated ways of living. Eastman wrote the book to preserve his memories and to share them with others. He wrote about an Indian boy’s training, games, family traditions, and many other topics. Eastman dedicated the book to his son, Ohiyesa II, who was about four years old when the book came out. The book appealed to children and to adults.

Provenance(Almagre Books, Bloomington, Indiana) purchased January 3, 1992 by Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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