Art is the expression of human creative skills and imaginations captured as a painting or sculptures. Art has been around for many years. Some say there were finding of some cave paintings, sculptures, rock paintings, and petroglyphs from the Upper Paleolithic dating back to about 40,000 years ago.
Terry Redlin, one of the most widely collected modern painters today, was born on July 11, 1937 and was raised in a small town of Watertown, South Dakota. As a small boy Read the rest of this entry…
South Dakota, like many states, has a unique and beautiful culture all its own. A big part of this is competitive chess. Statewide competitions began in 1922, when the title was won by Lloyd McFarling from the town of Huron. It is still behind held today, and is traditional in many towns of South Dakota. As with any competition of this nature, there is a friendly feud between towns as to who will produce the next year’s champion.Get more information here. http://boingboing.net/2011/07/27/buy-an-old-west-town-in-south-dakota-for-0-8m.html
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While a lot of groups have added their ingredients to the cultural mix of South Dakota, one of the biggest contributors is the oldest one. The various tribes that have called the place home since prehistoric times give the state its special flavor.
The Pierre Indian School has helped to bolster the traditions and values of these tribes among their youngest members. The image most people envision when they think of South Dakota is the Sioux warrior on horseback hunting a buffalo. It might seem cliched, but it’s stood the test of Read the rest of this entry…