Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-405) and index.

Art "Lifts them to her own high level": Nineteenth-century art education -- "An indispensable adjunct to all training of this kind": The place of art in Indian schools -- "Show him the needs of civilization and how to adapt his work to the needs of the hour": Native arts and crafts in Indian schools -- "The administration has no sympathy with perpetuation of any except the most substantial of Indian handicraft": Art education at the Albuquerque Indian School -- "Drawing and all the natural artistic talents of the pupils are encouraged and cultivated": Art education at Sherman Institute -- "Susie Chase-the-Enemy and her friends do good work": Exhibits from Indian schools at fairs and expositions -- "The comparison with the work of white scholars is not always to the credit of the latter": Art training on display at educational conventions -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: List of fairs, expositions, and educational conventions that featured Indian school exhibits -- Appendix B: Day, Reservation, and Non-Reservation schools represented at major and national fairs -- Appendix C: Layouts of Minneapolis and Boston exhibits.