WE ARE SELLING A LIMITED EDITION PRINT TITLED "THE SPECTATORS" BY HOWARD TERPNING. THIS BLACK & WHITE PRINT WAS RELEASED IN 1981 WITH A PRINT RUN OF 1000. THIS IS PRINT NUMBER 431 IN THE SERIES. THE PRINT IMAGE SIZE IS: 29" WIDE AND 16.25" HIGH. THE PRINT HAS BEEN SIGNED AND HAND NUMBERED BY THE ARTIST. PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY COLOR VARIATION ON THE PHOTOS IS PURELY A FACTOR OF THE CAMERA AND ARTIFICIAL LIGHT SOURCE. THE ACTUAL IMAGE IS TRUE TO THE ORIGINAL GREENWICH IMAGE!!!
WHEN IN CAMP, INDIANS SPENT A GOOD DEAL OF TIME ENGAGING IN VARIOUS CEREMONIES, AND OF COURSE, FOR EVERY INDIAN ACTUALLY INVOLVED IN THE CEREMONY, THERE HAD TO BE SEVERAL OTHERS WATCHING. TERPNING SAYS THAT THIS DRAWING PROVIDED HIM WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE DETAILED CHARACTER STUDIES OF THREE BLACKFOOT INDIANS WEARING CLOTHING THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR IMPORTANT OCCASIONS.
HOWARD TERPNING IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE FINEST ARTISTS OF PLAINS INDIAN HISTORY AND HE HAS WON MANY PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS FOR HIS ART. HIS USE OF COLOR AND ABILITY TO EVOKE EMOTION ARE SO STRONG HE HAS BECOME KNOWN AS THE "STORYTELLER OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN".
THIS LIMITED EDITION PRINT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, IT HAS NEVER BEEN FRAMED. IT COMES IN ITS ORIGINAL GREENWICH WORKSHOP FOLDER WITH DUST COVER AND ORIGINAL DOCUMENTATION PAGE. IT HAS BEEN STORED FLAT IN A "PRINT SAFE" SINCE PURCHASE.
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