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Early White Man Runs Him Serigraph Portrait

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 800.00 USD
Early White Man Runs Him Serigraph Portrait
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This lot includes an exceptional Early Wolf Robe Serigraph Portrait. Serigraphy, a medium that's been around for over one hundred years. Serigraphy is a fancy term for silkscreen printing. The word was coined early in the last century to distinguish the artistic use of the medium from its more common commercial purpose. Silkscreening, as we know it, however, dates only to the early years of the 20th century. This piece shows great detail of White Man Runs Him (Mahr-Itah-Thee-Dah-Ka-Roosh; 1858 – June 2, 1929) was a Crow scout serving with George Armstrong Custer's 1876 expedition against the Sioux and Northern Cheyenne that culminated in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Born in Lodge Grass, Montana, White Man Runs Him "enlisted on April 10, 1876 at the Crow Agency, Montana Territory, for six months in the 7th United States Infantry."[1] On June 21, 1876, he was transferred to Custer's Seventh U.S. Cavalry as part of a contingent of six Crow warrior/scouts, including Goes Ahead, Curly, Hairy Moccasin, White Swan, and Half Yellow Face, the leader of the scouts. Provenance: From the renowned Sundog Fine Art Bozeman, Montana collection and collected by Bruce VanLandingham. Bruce VanLandingham was a pillar in the American Indian collecting community and a respected expert. Along with being an avid collector Bruce also was the sole owner of Sundog Fine Art Gallery in Bozeman which was both part museum and gallery. This excellent piece shows wonderful quality and detail. The frame measures 25 1/2" by 33 1/2". The artwork shows 12 1/4" by 16".