{"title":"Howard Terpning","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"light-cavalry-by-howard-terpning","title":"Light Cavalry","description":"\u003cp\u003e13 x 8 LEC Limited Edition Canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“The Apache were great horsemen,” says artist Howard Terpning. “All the Plains Indians were. This group of tribesmen travels between the mountains with only the clothes on their backs and a minimum of equipment—a far cry from the so-called ‘light cavalry’ of the American army.” To understand the relationship between the Native American and the horse is no easy feat, but, true to form, Howard Terpning has delivered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HavenLight Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition Canvas \/ 13 X 8 \/ Stretched Canvas","offer_id":52431482388792,"sku":"1038554","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/5537\/9768\/files\/1038554.jpg?v=1780176239"},{"product_id":"chief-joseph-rides-to-surrender-lec-original-artwork-by-howard-terpning","title":"Chief Joseph Rides to Surrender LEC","description":"\u003cp\u003e39 X 51 Stretched Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Canvas\u003cbr\u003e\nThe great Nez Perce Chief, Joseph, on his way to surrender to army troops in the foothills of the Bear Paw Mountains, about thirty miles short of the Canadian border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt was here that Joseph made his famous speech: \"I am tired of fighting. Our chiefs are killed . . . . The old men are all killed . . . . It is cold and we have no blankets. The little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills and have no blankets, no food; no one knows where they are, perhaps freezing to death. I want time to look for my children and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my chiefs, I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HavenLight Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52433961255224,"sku":"1038555Orig","price":5400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/5537\/9768\/files\/1038555Orig.jpg?v=1780009569"},{"product_id":"abandoned-by-howard-terpning","title":"Abandoned","description":"\u003cp\u003e50 x 36 LEC Limited Edition Canvas. Edition number 181\/200 Unframed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally from Eastern Montana, the Crow Indians ranged far and wide by the 1870s. Parties of warriors would travel as far as the Rockies to raid rival tribes, hunt buffalo or chase off newly arrived settlers. This group of Crow inspects the remains of an unfinished, long-abandoned cabin they have encountered on one such journey. Such an intrusion would have been discovered on their own grounds long ago. While they, as much as anyone, would be curious as to the fate of its builders and seemingly hasty departure, they will also lose little time in determining if there is anything useful left. Certainly the copper pot will be claimed, along with any other useful items that can be found in the disarray. Frontier life presented as many perplexing mysteries and opportunities to the Native Americans as it did the white man.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HavenLight Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition Canvas \/ 50 X 36 \/ Mounted Canvas","offer_id":52441583747384,"sku":"1038561","price":3295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/5537\/9768\/files\/1038561.jpg?v=1780176234"},{"product_id":"deeds-of-his-father-by-howard-terpning","title":"Deeds of His Father","description":"\u003cp\u003e12 x 9 LEC Limited Edition Canvas. Edition number 50\/395. Framed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 18th and 19th centuries, many Plains warriors told the stories of their war deeds and accounts of important events that took place each year in their lives, in simple form drawings that were not literal but rather highly stylistic with many symbols that were understandable only to the Native Americans. These stories were drawn and painted on hides such as buffalo, elk, deer and antelope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe warrior who produced the drawing on animal hides was telling friends and foe alike of his many accomplishments and deeds of bravery. This painting shows a young warrior proudly displaying his father’s painted robe on the back of his pony. He has placed his moccasins on the withers of his mount so they won’t get wet as he cools his feet in the water.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HavenLight Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition Canvas \/ 12 X 9 \/ Framed","offer_id":52441583780152,"sku":"1038562","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/5537\/9768\/files\/DeedsofHisFather12x9-HowardTerpning.jpg?v=1780176456"},{"product_id":"horse-of-a-different-color-by-howard-terpning","title":"Horse of a Different Color","description":"\u003cp\u003e20 x 13 LEC Limited Edition Canvas. Edition number 30\/300. Framed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“I once read an account of a Cheyenne warrior who painted his body and his horse’s body entirely blue,” says Howard Terpning. “Just imagine the startling effect that must have had on his enemies as he charged them in battle. That description gave me the idea for the title (which seemed obvious). Adding the warrior’s son in the painting felt logical and gave the picture a higher level of human interest. To have listened in on the father and son conversation as this warrior prepared himself for battle would have been something.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs we made the selection of this painting to reproduce, it occurred to us that this is the first Terpning work we have published that focused so directly on the relationship between a father and a son. It surprised us that there were actually so few paintings he had done on the subject. We think that makes this release kind of special. 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Unframed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“In 'Prospectors Among the Blackfeet,' Blackfeet warriors find evidence of intrusion by white men: a prospector’s gold pan and other debris carelessly left behind in a shallow stream,” says the artist. “The Blackfeet were among the most implacable in their enmity toward white trespassers, first the beaver trappers and later the prospectors. And for good reason. Blackfeet had only to look at their neighbors, the Sioux and Cheyenne, where the discovery of gold in the treaty-protected Black Hills led to the final, crushing military campaigns against them.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HavenLight Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition Canvas \/ 36 1\/2 X 28 3\/4 \/ Mounted Canvas","offer_id":52441583845688,"sku":"1038564","price":1950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/5537\/9768\/files\/Abandoned50x36-HowardTerpning.jpg?v=1780176659"},{"product_id":"sign-along-the-trail-by-howard-terpning","title":"Sign Along The Trail","description":"\u003cp\u003e11 x 11 LEC Limited Edition Canvas. Edition run of 550. Unframed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Native Americans had a multitude of ways to communicate with other members of their tribes. The Cherokee would bend a small sapling nearly to the ground, using the now-crooked tree to indicate a direction. Some of these crooked trees can still be seen today. Other trail-marking methods included piling stones or branches to create what are known today as cairns. If a trail was devoid of natural debris, a traveler might leave a personal item along the trail to attract attention and direct those who would follow. The horseman in this scene has found the marker left by his predecessor, confirming that he is on the right track.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HavenLight Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition Print \/ 11 X 11 \/ Mounted Canvas","offer_id":52441583878456,"sku":"1038565","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/5537\/9768\/files\/1038565.jpg?v=1780176241"},{"product_id":"the-shaman-and-his-magic-feathers-by-howard-terpning","title":"The Shaman and His Magic Feathers","description":"\u003cp\u003e45 x 34 LEC Limited Edition Canvas. Edition number 195\/250. Unframed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe original painting sold for $1.5 Million at the Scottsdale Art Auction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe title of shaman was given to a person within a tribe who had powers beyond the limits of human understanding. The shamans were remarkable not only for their extraordinary powers, but for their ability to control them. The Native people of the American plains accepted these powers as proof of supernatural blessing, both of the shaman and of their tribes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt was not uncommon for a shaman to give a public demonstration to inspire wonder and awe in his audience. In The Shaman and His Magic Feathers, a shaman has invited a small group of his tribesmen to witness his magical abilities. Away from the camp, the shaman has built a small fire and blessed it with sage and juniper. Before the approaching storm arrives, he will use his powers to float the feathers in the air above the flames, where they will hang for as long as he wishes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HavenLight Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition Canvas \/ 45 X 34 \/ Mounted Canvas","offer_id":52441583911224,"sku":"1038560","price":3950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/5537\/9768\/files\/1strezTheShamanandTheMagicFeathers34x45-HowardTerpning-gigapixel-highfidelityv2-1.5x.jpg?v=1780176816"},{"product_id":"transferring-the-medicine-shield-by-howard-terpning","title":"Transferring the Medicine Shield","description":"\u003cp\u003e38 x 58 LEC Limited Edition Canvas. Edition number 38\/MMXV. Unframed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe shield was considered a medicine object among the Blackfeet people and was treated with the same great care and reverence as other medicine bundles. If the shield were to be transferred to another, it had to be exchanged in a formal ritual. As Terpning explains the ceremony, first a smudge would be made inside the tepee. The shield would be passed through the sacred smoke four times, four being considered a magical number by Plains Indians. The recipient of the shield was painted with yellow earth over the face and hands, the face would then be streaked by drawing the fingertips downward. A red transverse band was painted across the mouth. Four drums were beaten and special songs were sung. The seller then took up the shield and dodged about, pretending to avoid blows or arrow strikes, as in a fight. At the end of the ceremony, the recipient paid the former owner with a horse.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HavenLight Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition Canvas \/ 38 X 58 \/ Mounted Canvas","offer_id":52441583943992,"sku":"1038559","price":2950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/5537\/9768\/files\/1038559.jpg?v=1780176243"},{"product_id":"vanishing-pony-tracks-by-howard-terpning","title":"Vanishing Pony Tracks","description":"\u003cp\u003e32 x 46 LEC Limited Edition Canvas. Edition number 195\/300. Unframed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHorse stealing was a sport among the Plains Indians and an important way to gain honor and prestige among other members of their tribe, says Terpning. The man in the foreground has his horse stealing medicine attached to his belt with a miniature rope. These four Blackfoot warriors had been following a large band of trappers, waiting for the right moment to capture some of their stock. They no doubt took these ponies in the middle of the night and are now trying to put as much distance as they can between them-selves and the trappers who are certainly attempting to track the Blackfoot and take their ponies back. These raiders are using every ruse to elude their pursuers including crossing the river in hopes that their tracks will be lost or at least delay their pursuers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HavenLight Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition Canvas \/ 32 X 46 \/ Stretched Canvas","offer_id":52441583976760,"sku":"1038558","price":1495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/5537\/9768\/files\/1038558.jpg?v=1780176245"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/5537\/9768\/collections\/1st_rezHoward_Terpning_Headshot-gigapixel-high_fidelity_v2-1.5x.jpg?v=1780255430","url":"https:\/\/americanriverwallart.com\/collections\/howard-terpning.oembed","provider":"American River Wall Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}