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Seeking Guidance from the Great Spirit by Howard Terpning

Howard Terpning Art Gallery

Gallery updated on Friday, June 12, 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

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

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