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Hasty Retreat 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

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

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