Howard Terpning Spirit of the Plains People hard back book signed ltd edition

SPIRIT OF THE PLAINS PEOPLE. A super book for a collector. Hardback book in solid case. Limited edition run of 950 books. Does not contain signed numbered print.

Howard Terpning, often referred to as the Storyteller of the Native American People, has concentrated his award-filled career on painting pictures about some of the Great Plains tribes: Blackfeet, Sioux, Cheyenne, Crow, Commanche and Apache. Terpning is intimately familiar with the details of their lives, from facial bone structure to everyday dress, from ceremonies to the rhythms of community life.

His paintings not only tell a story, they pull the viewer into the emotional life of the individuals portrayed. In "Spirit of the Plains People, " western historian Don Hedgpeth interweaves the fascinating history of the tribes, the conflicts between them, the dwindling of the resources they depend on and the spiritual interconnectedness of every aspect of their individual and community lives.

180 pages, more than 100 full-color images. Book is in great condition, one small indentation on spine below p and i in Spirit.

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Format: Hardcover
Topic: People
Vintage: No
Ex Libris: No
Language: English
Book Title: SPIRIT OF THE PALINS PEOPLE HOWARD TERPNING
Intended Audience: Adults
Author: DON HEDGPETH
Signed: Yes
Genre: Art & Culture
Type: Novel
Publisher: Howard Books