1974 Joseph Brant
DESCRIPTION
A vivid portrait of Joseph Brant, the influential Mohawk leader and diplomat who shaped Indigenous alliances during the American Revolution and its aftermath.
Joseph Brant (1743–1807), also known as Thayendanegea, was a Mohawk military and political leader whose diplomacy and wartime service had lasting consequences for the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy. Allied with Britain during the American Revolutionary War, he helped organize Indigenous and Loyalist forces in the contested borderlands of New York and Pennsylvania. Following the war, he negotiated for lands along the Grand River in present-day Ontario, where many Haudenosaunee refugees established new communities. The poster presents a large close-up portrait with an elaborate feathered headdress and ear ornaments, printed in warm red and yellow tones. His name appears in large angular letters above, with "Tayadaneega" below and a geometric border along the right edge.
Published in 1974 by the Perfection Form Company of Logan, Iowa, the work belongs to a series of twelve educational prints depicting prominent Native American figures and aspects of Indigenous history. Originally produced as classroom teaching materials, the posters combine historical imagery with bold typography and vivid colors characteristic of 1970s graphic design. Original examples are scarce on the market, and a complete set of twelve is preserved in the Special Collections of Johns Hopkins University's Sheridan Libraries.
CONDITION
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