"The Young Bears Of Meskwaki" with Dennis Allen Young Bear "Bear Skin", Harrison Martin Young Bear "Young Bear", Okoye Xavier Young Bear "Friend" and Misty Blue Young Bear "Bayokia". They flew in from Nevada and drove in from Iowa to participate in my series "Northern Plains Native Americans: A Modern Wet Plate Perspective". This original glass and silver plate is earmarked for the Iowa Historical Society where they tribe resides.
Carl Zeiss Tessar 300mm lens, f4.5, 7 seconds of exposure, 8x10" black glass ambrotype, natural light through Northern facing windows and skylights at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, North Dakota, Plate 4361, taken on 8-19-2022.
This quality art paper 11x14” print is from an original 8x10” black glass ambrotype scan. Each print is embossed with the studio stamp, numbered and signed by Shane Balkowitsch the artist. There are only 50 of these prints being made available for worldwide distribution.
As always, the sale of this print benefits my favorite non-profit the American Indian College Fund.