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Prairie Shade by Howard Terpning

Howard Terpning Art Gallery

Gallery updated on Tuesday, June 9, 2026

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Quite simply, Howard Terpning is one of the most lauded painters of Western art. His awards are so numerous and he is honored with them so often, that to list them would require changing the count every few months. To name three would be to cite the highest prizes awarded to Western art: countless awards from the Cowboy Artists of America, the Hubbard Art Award for Excellence, the National Academy of Western Art s Prix de West and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Gene Autry Museum.

Why such praise? Passion, compassion, devotion and respect for his subject matter, extraordinary talent in palette and brushstroke, an exceptional ability to evoke emotion both in his paintings and from those viewing them — all this and more has made Terpning the "Storyteller of the Native American."

Born in Illinois and educated at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and the American Academy of Art, he first gained attention from some powerful Time and Newsweek covers. Film fans praised his movie posters for such classics as The Sound of Music, Dr. Zhivago and the re-issue of Gone with the Wind.

But his love of the West and Native American traditions saw his transition to fine art. Terpning was a long-time member of the Cowboy Artists of America, which has presented him with Gold and Silver awards, "Best of Show" awards, and "Best Overall Show by a Single Artist" awards more than two dozen times.

His first book, The Art of Howard Terpning won the Wrangler "Outstanding Art Book" award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. Spirit of the Plains People, his second book, was released in 2001 in conjunction with a one-man show at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. A third, Tribute to the Plains People, was released in 2012 to celebrate his retrospective at The Autry National Center in Los Angeles.

Howard Terpning Current Portfolio

Prairie Shade LIGHT CAVALRY Transferring the Medicine Shield (Anniversary Masterwork Canvas) Search for the Pass Medicine Shields of the Blackfoot Army Regulations Transferring the Medicine Shield (Anniversary Masterwork Canvas) NEW DOLL FOR MY GRANDMOTHER THE HORSE DOCTOR AND HIS BAG AT RENDEZVOUS WHERE SPIRITS DWELL Cold Makers Bridge PROTECTORS OF THE CHEYENNE PEOPLE Paper That Talks Two Ways, The Treaty Signing Masterwork Canvas Edition) Digging in at Sappa Creek Winter Coat Cold Makers Bridge NEW DOLL FOR MY GRANDMOTHER COFFEE COOLERS MEET THE HOSTILES Medicine Horse Mask Medicine Shields of the Blackfoot Medicine Man of the Cheyenne Masterwork Anniversary Canvas) The Rivers Gift SPIRIT OF THE PLAINS Sunset for the Comanche MASTERWORK Calling the Buffalo Limited Edition COUNCIL MEDIATOR River Crow TRAIL ALONG THE BACKBONE Working for the Government CROWS IN THE YELLOWSTONE The Second Geronimo Campaign NECTAR OF THE GODS Transferring the Medicine Shield (Anniversary Museum Canvas) Horse of a Different Color Lady of the House Chased by the Devil Cache Artist Proof Found on the Field of Battle WAR CHIEF Sunset for the Comanche River Crow Whiskey Smugglers Legend of Geronimo GRANDFATHER SPEAKS LONELY SENTINEL Transferring the Medicine Shield (Anniversary Museum Canvas) The Missing Dispatch Case HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL Beauty in the Field Red Blanket Coat Horsebacks on the Far Ridge GRANDFATHER PRAYS TO SUN Crossing Below the Falls Paper That Talks Two Ways, The Treaty Signing Masterwork Canvas Edition) THE WEATHER DANCER DREAM Dust of Many Pony Soldiers Whiskey Smugglers Blackfeet Scouts in the Flathead Valley Among the Spirits of the Long-Ago People Color of Sun COUP STICKS AND WAR PAINT Horse of a Different Color Mystery of the Crow Medicine Horse Masks Pursuit Across the Yellowstone Three Trophies MEDICINE HORSE MASK THE SECOND GERONIMO CAMPAIGN Seeking Guidance from the Great Spirit The Honor of Being Pipe Carrier Hawk Feathers Three Generations Three Trophies The Trackers TRAIL IN THE BITTER ROOTS Traders Among the Crow Beauty in the Field CHEYENNE MOTHER GRANDFATHER PRAYS TO SUN SEEKING WISDOM THROUGH THE PIPE Mystery of the Crow Medicine Horse Masks DEEDS OF HIS FATHER White Man Fire Sticks Masterwork Canvas Edition) The Missing Dispatch Case Found on the Field of Battle Bear Tracks The Healing Power of the Raven Bundle THE HORSE DOCTOR AND HIS BAG AT RENDEZVOUS Dust of Many Pony Soldiers and Matching 5X7 Print Guarding the Lodge Major North and the Pawnee Battalion The Storyteller Artist Proof To Capture Enemy Horses Three Generations Shepherd of the Plains VANISHING PONY TRACKS THE FAMILY HOME SUNSET FOR THE COMMANCHE PATIENT PROVIDER Foot Soldiers Yapping Dogs Broken Trail Offerings to Sun WHITE WATER PASSAGE FAR SEEING GLASS WAR STORIES SIGNALS IN THE WIND Blessing from the Medicine Man ABANDONED Flags on the Frontier DO NOT DISTURB CALLING THE BUFFALO Red Blanket Coat Seeking Guidance from the Great Spirit Working for the Government BLESSING FROM THE MEDICINE MAN Cheyenne Red Shield Horsebacks on the Far Ridge Blackfeet Scouts in the Flathead Valley A Friendly Game at Rendezvous 1832 THE LONG TRAIL AHEAD ARMY REGULATIONS CHIEF JOSEPH RIDES TO SURRENDER HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR Guarding the Lodge CHEYENNE MOTHER THE BONNET CASE CROW COUNTRY Nez Perce Scouts at Painted Robe Creek €“ 1877 Hasty Retreat CROW PIPE HOLDER Artist Proof Light Cavalry SMALLWORK EDITION ON Traders Among the Crow – Tribute to the Plains People (Hardcover Collector’s Book) Thunder of the Wild Mustangs Flags on the Frontier Flags on the Frontier - Large Flags on the Frontier - Large THE TRACKERS PROUD MEN

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