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THE BONNET CASE by Howard Terpning

Howard Terpning Art Gallery

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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

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

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