The Face of Crazy Horse

[Dietmar]

Peter (Pietro) and Cesare Marino have finished their book on the controversial portrait of Crazy Horse we already discussed about at our boards.

The Face of Crazy Horse
The Case for a Tintype Photograph of the Great Lakota Patriot
Published by Venerable Press

By Cesare Marino and Pietro Abiuso
Foreword by Francis White Lance

First published in J.W. Vaughn’s classic, With Crook at the Rosebud more than sixty years ago, the “Crazy Horse” tintype has long been the subject of controversy. Most Indians and non-Indians have denied the existence of any possible photographic portrait of the Lakota mystic warrior, including the tintype. With an open-minded approach, The Face of Crazy Horse looks at the photographic history of the Lakota and at Crazy Horse “the man,” debunking the false myths created around the heroic figure of the Oglala war chief; including Crazy Horse’s refusal to be photographed for fear his soul would be stolen, and the frozen view of Crazy Horse’s unrelenting hatred of the White man. Contextual historical and photographic evidence, and a detailed analysis of the debated image, overall appearance, facial features, clothing, medicine bundle, breast-plate, and accessories, provide convincing evidence that the tintype indeed portrays the face and full portrait of Crazy Horse. This identification has long been supported by affidavits and testimonies from within the Lakota community, foremost those of Mrs. Ellen Howard, Jake Herman, and Dewey Beard (aka Iron Hail), and more recently by Francis White Lance and others.

More info here:
surrogatepress.com/face-of-crazy-horse

[grahamew]

researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10063/3437/thesis.pdf?sequence=2

[Gary]

Thanks for sharing.

[peter]

Dietmar thank you for posting it

[owotanla]

This same picture can be found in the book " The killing of Crazy Horse"

[ted]

This book is a must have for anyone interested in Native American history and Crazy Horse. The authors, here, did a superb and thorough job gathering evidence, both for and against the argument of whether the tintype really is or isn't an authentic picture of this great warrior. I have read so many books on Crazy Horse and his Lakota people, I found it a nice bonus to discover that the authors have consolidated so much useful, biographical information on their subject, from so many other sources to include in their book. It is very well researched. Very highly recommended!!! Thank you American Tribes for sharing it.

[Californian]

unconvinced.