The art of documentation is the world of Blackfeet painter and ledger artist Terrance Guardipee. His innovative map collage concept is based in the ledger art style, but incorporates various antique documents such as maps, war rations, checks, in addition to single page ledgers. Terrance utilizes antique documents in all of his artwork, dating from the mid-19th century, and typically originating from the historical and present Blackfeet homeland of Montana. Tactile hotel registers, food vouchers, war rations, bank checks, ID cards and maps are a collage backdrop for the artist, who conveys his lineage and his land with innovative mapping on skate boards and triangular-shaped wooden boxes. His work is featured in or is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution, the Gene Autry Museum, the Heard Museum, Hood Museum at Dartmouth College, and the Museum of Natural History in Hanover, Germany. He was National Museum of the American Indian’s featured artist and first place winner at the Santa Fe Indian Art Market. Featured in "Staking Claim: Native American Artists on Identity and Place", at Amy Kaslow Gallery.
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