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LIGHT CAVALRY 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

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

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