Mary Adair is a Cherokee woman who lives in Muskogee. She was the former director of Murrow Indian Children's Home in Muskogee. She has an educated background with two degrees. She enjoys painting Indians doing everyday things, taking part in ceremonies, and children.
Photograph of the Florida Seminoles. They are in front of a chickee with the late Acee Blue Eagle, Oklahoma Creek-Pawnee artist dressed in ceremonial costumes.
Drawing titled " Sioux hunting buffalo" by George Catlin, 1832. Below the art, it says that on the plains Indians hunted buffalo and gloried their horse herds.
Artwork titled "He Who Outjumps All, Crow Chief" by George Catlin, 1832. The text below the title says "The Crows were rich in everything an Indian required to make him happy".
Photograph of a Sioux camp located in Pine Ridge. The photo was taken in 1891. The text below the image says " The last flare of the old Indian spirit had ended in surrender".
Drawing titled " Indians of the Northwest Coast" by George Catlin, 1855. The text below say," They felled the great trees and made boats, beautifully shaped and decorated"
Drawing by George Catlin titled "Aleuts" was drawn around 1855. Text below the drawing says " They lived in underground shelters and their women were skilled in basketry"
Woodcut composite of a watercolor by John White. Shows the Life way of Indians found by Raleigh's North Carolina settlers. Shows agriculture, ceremonials, hunting, and lodges.
Photograph taken by the U.S. Signal Corps shows an Apache family group in front of wickiup. The text below the image says" The Apaches have few friends. There seems no settled policy, but a general policy to kill them wherever found".
Photograph of a Kickapoo bark house and storage platform. The text below the photograph says " The Kickapoos were living in an "elegant and substantially built little village of bark houses"
Drawing by George Catlin in 1832 titled " North Plains moving camp" Text below the drawing says "Note the four mounted warriors at upper right protecting the laden train of women"
Portrait of Rabbit Skin Leggings by George Catlin on the return trip 1832. Rabbit Skin Leggings was the sole survivor of the Flathead-Nez Prece delegation to St. Louis.
Portrait of Tecumseh preserved in the family of George Rogers Clark and William Clark. The text below the portrait says " He believed that if the Indians would unite, they could hold their heritage."
Portrait of Tenskwatawa who was the brother to Tecumseh, while living with the Shawnee in Kansas. It says that he preached that the white Americans grew for the scum of the great water.