Sketchbook draws attention to Hindman Native American Art sale, Apr. 21

Rosebud Agency sketchbook with images by a Native artist known as Jack, estimated at $50,000-$75,000
Rosebud Agency sketchbook with images by a Native artist known as Jack, estimated at $50,000-$75,000
Rosebud Agency sketchbook with images by a Native artist known as Jack, estimated at $50,000-$75,000

CINCINNATI – Hindman’s Friday, April 21 Native American Art auction will be anchored by a strong selection of 19th-century ledger art, highlighted by a one-of-a-kind Rosebud Agency sketchbook by a Native artist known as “Jack,” which descended directly through the family of Captain Charles A.H. McCauley and is estimated at $50,000-$75,000. The ledger art, alongside the 19th-century weaponry and beadwork, portrays warriors and life on the Plains. The sale also features material from the Eastern Woodlands and Great Lakes, historic and modern Puebloan pottery and paintings, and ethnographic objects from the Arctic. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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