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VANISHING PONY TRACKS 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

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

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