The product is a limited edition print titled "Hunting The Spirit Buffalo" by Native American artist Woody Crumbo. More information about the artist below. The print is masterfully matted and framed, and measures a little over 40 inches long by 28 inches tall, including frame. There is a scuff on the left bottom corner of the frame and a tear in the backing, see photos. But the integrity of the art is not impacted.
This artwork captures a significant cultural scene from Native American traditions, specifically those related to spiritual rituals and buffalo hunting. With only 950 prints produced, this beautifully illustrated collectible item allows art enthusiasts to appreciate Crumbo's unique style and artistic vision within the context of Native American culture. Note the vibrant colors as it is the 170th of 950 prints, noted and signed in the bottom right by Crumbo.
More about the artist Woody Crumbo:
“Crumbo was born on January 31, 1912 in Lexington, Oklahoma. He attended a number of government schools, including the Riverside Indian School near Anadarko, Oklahoma, which is commonly associated with a group of artists which became known as the Kiowa Six. Crumbo’s talents were noticed by the Kiowa agency field matron Susie Peters, who encouraged him to pursue his artistic talents. He studied at Wichita University in Kansas for three years before transferring to the University of Oklahoma where he studied under the direction of Oscar B. Jacobson and Edith Mahier. By the time he turned twenty-one, Crumbo had been appointed as Director of Indian Art at Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma, the only institute of higher learning exclusively for Indians. Crumbo was not only interested in his Potawatomi cultural heritage, but embraced the Southern Plains culture which he been exposed to during his youth. He was considered one of the most influential Native American painters in Oklahoma, his art serving as an inspiration for a generation of artists that followed him.
The subject of his art frequently centered on the importance of Indigenous legends, mysticism, and ceremony; while concern for accurate representations of the natural world and tribal regalia became hallmarks of his paintings. These characteristics are found across the wide variety of artistic media Crumbo employed, which included easel paintings, printmaking, and murals such as The Rainbow Trail. Of his work as an artist Crumbo stated, “Half of my life passed in striving to complete the pictorial record of Indian history, religion, rituals, customs, way of life, and philosophies . . . a graphic record that a million words could not begin to tell.” “
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