"Indigenous Brilliance,"
Erb, an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, designed "Indigenous Brilliance," a two-story digital illustration that tells the story of First American people and features historical events including tribal removal and the Dust Bowl as well as Native contributions. Erb's design was inspired by his son and features silhouetted figures depicting the past, present, and future. The art is screen printed on a two-story copper wall in the Tribal Nations Gallery. It is a project of the Oklahoma Arts Council's Art in Public Places program in cooperation with Native American Cultural and Educational Authority. The museum opened to the public on September 18, 2021.
Joseph Lewis Erb and ᎠᎹᏱ Lewis Erb standing in front of the permit installation of Joseph’s work , “Indigenous Brilliants”, commissioned by the First American Museum (FAM) in Oklahoma City. FAM represents 39 tribal nations.
