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Howard Terpning


Paper That Talks Two Ways, The Treaty Signing Giclee on Canvas

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'Paper That Talks Two Ways - The Treaty Signing' by Howard Terpning is an Indian expression that voiced the Native American's impression that treaties always said one thing to the white man and quite another to the native people. In this painting, we see a gathering of Cheyenne and Sioux men intently listening to a man who is a regarded orator among his people. The words of the Peace Commission have been translated to him and he is expressing his distrust of those words. Artist Howard Terpning wanted the entire focus of the painting to be on the native people, so we see only the corner of a table and the shoes of one of the commissioners. The scene depicted here is not a specific treaty signing event, but it is loosely patterned after the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868. Terpning references The Treaty of Fort Laramie because it was one of the last great treaties to be signed between the American Government and the Plains Indians. What it proposed and how it played out were two different things.

This original 58'h x 70'w masterpiece is being seen by the public for the first time in this Fine Art Edition offering. The original painting is part of Terpning's personal collection and has never been offered for sale. It is the last in our Howard Terpning 30 Years in Fine Art Print series. Our Museum Edition Fine Art Canvas is a remarkable 65' w x 54' h with an edition of only 45. The Masterwork Edition Fine Art Canvas at 40w' x 33h', is a Personal Commission edition that will be limited to the number ordered by Dec. 3, 2010.

The Fort Laramie Treaty

The treaty ended Red Cloud's War (1866-1867), established the boundaries of the Great Sioux Reservation and protected Sioux Hunting Grounds and the Sacred Black Hills from white encroachment. The treaty includes an article intended to "ensure the civilization" of the Lakota, financial incentives for them to farm land and become competitive and stipulations that minors should be provided with an "English education" at a "mission building." To this end, the U.S. government included in the treaty permission for white teachers, blacksmiths, a farmer, a miller, a carpenter, an engineer and a government agent to take up residence within the reservation.
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