In Citizen's Garb

In Citizen's Garb explored the ways dress and life changed for the Kiowa, Comanche, and other Native American nations of the Southern Plains during the last tumultuous decades of the 1800s.

The 1880s and 1890s saw tremendous upheaval for many native peoples in Texas. Numerous reservations were opened in the Oklahoma and Indian Territories during this time and large-scale efforts were made to force the Native Peoples to adopt Euro-American ways.

Fifty-five photographs— modern re-strikes made from original glass negatives— taken from 1889 to 1891 by the team of William J. Lenny and William L. Sawyers showed powerful details of the acculturation process. Images of Native Americans in both citizen and native dress reflected the transition that occurred between the nations' past and their radically different futures.

Support for the Bullock Museum's exhibitions and education programs provided by the Texas State History Museum Foundation.