The Buffalo and Native Americans

July 26, 2010

The Buffalo and Native Americans — History.com
The Buffalo and Native Americans Video Clip (1:52) The buffalo was an essential part of Native American life, used in everything from religious rituals to teepee construction.

Doug Aitken - Migration

May 18, 2010

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is showing the movie ‘Migration’ as part of an interesting themed show called, UNTIL NOW. Migration gives us these unsettling juxtapositions of animals in the human environment. The image of this buffalo in a hotel room falls into the category of things you thought you’d never see…The show runs through [...]

Buffalo Nickel

January 8, 2009

The Buffalo nickel was the object of inspiration for my first animal drawing in 2006. I had a cherished Buffalo nickel for a time, as a child, otherwise can’t really explain why I decided to draw the image on a particular day. And, for it to lead to the development of an entire series is [...]