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To Capture Enemy Horses 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

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

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