Chief Wolf Robe Acrylic Print

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In 1864, U.S. Military forces at Sand Creek, Colorado, massacred a peaceful group of Cheyenne Indians. In 1876 at the Battle of Little Bighorn, the Cheyenne joined the Sioux and defeated Col. George Custer. In 1877, Chief Wolf Robe was forced to leave the open plains and to relocate his tribe on to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indian Reservation in "Indian Territory," which is present day Oklahoma. In 1990, the remaining number of Cheyenne descendants was about 11,000 - many of whom still live on reservations in southwestern Oklahoma and southeastern Montana.
Throughout the last century, the iconic portrait photographs of Wolf Robe have been very popular. He was awarded the Benjamin Harrison Peace Medal in 1890 for his assistance in the Cherokee Commission, which moved his tribe to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indian Reservation. Many painters and sculptors have created artworks based upon the photographs of F.A. Rinehart, who first photographed Wolf Robe in 1898. This is Spadecaller's...

Spadecaller is an experienced traditional artist, who creates original hand-painted digital images and photo composite artworks. In the late fifties at eight years old, Spadecaller started formal training in traditional oil painting.Through considerable personal sacrifice, his mother nurtured his artistic talents and provided him with the tools to launch his creative journey. Spadecaller attended The School of Visual Arts in New York City (1970-71), and during the 70's up until the late 80's, he exhibited acrylic and oils in Montreal and New York. Due to the onset of chronic illness in the late nineties and with the advent of image editing software, he turned to creating digital hand painted images and photographic art. Artwork by...