Books written by Daniel C. Swan

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  Treasures of Gilcrease: Selections from the Permanent Collection

  Later , she studied painting in Dorothy Dunn's Studio classes at the Santa Fe Indian School . Upon her graduation , she took Dunn's advice and opened studio in Santa Fe . She began painting professionally full time in 1936 at the age of ...

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  Wedding Clothes and the Osage Community: A Giving Heritage

  Upon winning the CMA Book Award, Wedding Clothes and the Osage Community was praised as “a book that transcends its subject matter and helps us all see the possibilities of museum anthropology.” This study of the Osage Nation’s ...

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  Wedding Clothes and the Osage Community: A Giving Heritage

  Authors, Daniel C. Swan and Jim Cooley collaborate with members of the Osage Nation to discuss how gift exchange, motivated by the values of generosity and hospitality, serves as a critical component in the preservation and perpetuation of ...

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  Wedding Clothes and the Osage Community: A Giving Heritage

  The book begins with an in-depth examination of the Mízhin form of marriage, which bound two extended Osage families together for economic, biologic, and social reasons intended to produce value and community cohesion for the larger ...

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  Art of the Osage

  This volume draws together more than two centuries' worth of Osage art, tracing the patterns of Osage life and culture as they existed from contact to the present. 140 illustrations, 110 in color.

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  Peyote Religious Art: Symbols of Faith and Belief

  An examination of the vibrant traditional and folk arts inspired by the sacramental use of peyote by members of the Native American Church