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George Levi
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Contact: Natalie Barber, 507-825-5464 x 212
Pipestone National Monument announces the first of its 2019 Guest Speaker Series at the Pipestone National Monument Visitor Center in Pipestone, Minnesota, on Thursday, April 18th, from 6:00pm to 7:30pm.George Curtis Levi is a member of the Southern Cheyenne Tribe of Oklahoma. He is also Southern Arapaho. He was raised in the Western Oklahoma communities of El Reno, Concho and Geary.
The art and history of the Cheyenne people motivate him in his art. He is influenced by Cheyenne and Arapaho artists of the past.
George specializes in Cheyenne style ledger art, and also acrylic and watercolor paintings as well as custom beadwork and parfleche work. George’s art is well known and can be found in various museums, art exhibits, galleries, and private collections in the United States and around the world.
The program will consist of a presentation on The History of Ledger Art followed by a Ledger Art Workshop. The audience will get a chance to make their own Ledger Art and do a Block Print Workshop with Ledger Art Block Prints. The program will end with the opportunity for audience members to ask questions.
This event is free and open to the public. Supplies will be provided.
Directions are available through this link: https://www.nps.gov/pipe/planyourvisit/directions.htm
For additional information, contact Pipestone National Monument at 507-825-5464, or visit the Monument’s Facebook page or web site at https://www.facebook.com/PipestoneNPS or https://www.nps.gov/pipe/index.htm.
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Last updated: April 5, 2019