Dennis Cusick (c. 1800–1824) was a Tuscarora painter from New York and one of the founders of the Iroquois Realist Style of painting.[i] Dennis’ older brother, David Cusick, wrote and illustrated David Cusick’s Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations (see November 1).

David Cusick (c. 1780 – 1840) was a Tuscarora artist and the author of David Cusick’s Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations (1827).[i] First published in 1826 or 1827, it is likely the earliest account of Native American folklore to be written and published in English by a Native American author.[ii]