Pride of the Piegan
$1,800.00
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A pulse of triumph animates this scene: figures move and shout across a sunlit plain, feathers and fringe lifted by the momentum of a communal victory dance. Liang’s painting places us inside that gathering — you can almost hear drums and calls in the warm air — by arranging warriors in a loose ring whose gestures range from proud, upright stance to the low, rhythmic crouch of a dancer. The palette favors golden grasses and sky-blue distance, so the reds, turquoise, and earth tones of regalia read vivid against the landscape without feeling theatrical. Small narrative details — a raised rifle held aloft like a banner, shields and headdresses worn with visible wear, a dog at the edge of the group — make the moment feel lived-in rather than staged. Overall, the work conveys communal joy and resilience: a dramatic, human celebration anchored in place and weather, one that lingers in memory as both an event and a shared expression of identity.
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About Victory Dance, Little Big Horn, 1876
Victory Dance, Little Big Horn, 1876 - On June 25th 1876, soldiers of the elite U.S. 7th Cavalry, led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, attacked a large encampment of Lakota and Cheyenne on the banks of the Little Bighorn River. By the end of the day, Custer and more than two hundred of his men were killed. It was a great victory for the Indians. This painting depicts the celebration in their encampment after the battle. "“ Z.S. Liang
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Z.S. Liang, born in China in 1953 and raised in a family of artists, published his first painting at age 6 in a children's magazine. His art education spanned two continents, beginning at the Central Academy of Fine Art in Beijing and continuing to the Massachusetts College of Art and Boston University. His award-winning paintings hang in both corporate and private collections around the world and several of his murals are permanently on display in New York City. His works are in corporate and private collections throughout the United States and many other countries, including Sheraton Corporation, Marriott Corporation, Weseda University Tokyo and the West Point Museum. Among the many awards Liang has received are the Best of Show and People's Choice at the American Society of Portrait Artists, the Arthur Ross Award for Painting at the Classical America New York, and the Lila Acheson Wallace Award for Painting at the Society of American Illustrators. Liang's paintings have been featured in the Artist's Magazine and the International Artists.
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