Spirito Lakota. Lakota Spirit
by Yellowhawk Jim, Yellowhawk Jim, Yellowhawk JimA book not to be missed for all Native American lovers. Lakota artist Jim Yellowhawk tells, with words and beautiful works, the past and present of his proud people. The Black Hills, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, pow wows, traditions are narrated through marvelous images and ancestral symbols. With a fantastic collection of his works, Jim Yellowhawk opens the doors of Lakota culture and tells us about traditions, ceremonies, the history of his people. The work has the introduction of the Bonellian designer Marco Ghion, the critical note of the artist Carlo Gentili, and the explanatory notes edited by Raffaella Milandri, writer and activist for Indigenous Peoples. The work is completely bilingual, with text in Italian and English. Available also in ebook.
- Publishing house Mauna Kea
- Year of publication 2020
- Number of pages 124
- ISBN 9788831335164
- Foreign Rights Mauna Kea Edizioni
- Foreign Rights sold NO
- Ebook 978-88-31335-17-1
- Price 20.00 €
Yellowhawk Jim, Yellowhawk Jim, Yellowhawk Jim
Jim Yellowhawk, member of the Itazipco Band of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the Onandoga tribe of the Iroquois Nation, has been immersed in the art of his ancestors since he was a boy. He is an internationally known Native American artist, highly regarded for his traditional ledger art; in his works he represents the spiritual and cultural Lakota heritage, but also the present time, with various means of expression and socio-political art.