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Prairie Shade by Howard Terpning

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

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