Greenwich Workshop Press | ISBN:0867131519 | File Type: PDF, 184 pages | File size: 59.Mb | Aug. 15th, 2012
General Art Collections: Tribute to the Plains People Terpning the storyteller of the lains Indians presents his most important paintings of the past 35 yearsHoward Terpning is one of the most lauded painters of Western art and considered by many to be a national treasure He is known as the storyteller of the Native American because of his devotion to and respect for his subject matter almost exclusively the lains Indian He particarly favors the period beginning in the late eighteenth century when a Great lains cture of Indians and horses thrived along with the buffalo assion compassion extraordinary talent in palette and brushstroke and an exceptional ability to evoke emotion and narrative in his paintings have made his work rise to the top as he strives to keep alive the heritage and cture of Native Americans through the power of art With more than 120 fl color paintings this volume is the most comprehensive collection of Howard Terpning s work to date The text by fellow artist Harley Brown provides a unique artist s view of Terpning s oeuvre through discussions of his colors composition inspiration and sheer talent
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