The Sound of Drums

<p>In a series of personal anecdotes supplemented by photographs essays and manuscripts The Sound of Drums is a memoir of celebrated Cherokee artist fashion designer and educator Lloyd Kiva New (1916-2002). An important figure in Native American art design and pedagogy New inspired thousands of artists and students during his career. Humble beginnings in rural Oklahoma spawned an obsession with nature and a connection to his Cherokee roots-a connection he sought to strengthen throughout his life The Sound of Drums. Hon. Wilma Mankiller says: ...an important book about a visionary artist who literally transformed the landscape of Native American art in the American Southwest.</p>