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SEEKING WISDOM THROUGH THE PIPE 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

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

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