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Nez Perce Scouts at Painted Robe Creek €“ 1877 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

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

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