Standing Bear's Little Bighorn muslins

[grahamew]

www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublications/Mize_Metropolitan_Museum_Journal_v_57_2022

[rodthomas]

Thanks...and I saw this in person when on a traveling exhibit of the Diker Collections. It is also in my first book, "Rubbing Out Long Hair-Pehin Hanska Kasota," pages 183-198. Other Standing Bear paintings of the Little Big Horn are curated at the Brinton Museum in Wyoming (BTW - used to be in Chicago with the Father Powell Collection and is featured in Evan Mauer's "Visions of the People"); the Philbrook Museum in Tulsa, OK; the Karl May Museum in Radabuel, FRG; and the latest one that I've spent time with in the St. Joseph Museum in St. Joseph, Missouri. There are at least two more muslins of the battle, one from the Bax auction in the 1970s (yet to be found), and one other reputed to be in another private collection. The Drew Bax painting supposedly was sold to someone in Japan. Later, I'll post a paper I put together for Father Powell and others holding paintings a quick summary of provenance. I don't know how to post from this quick reply so will try a "new" message. "Rubbing Out Long Hair" contains 200 paintings and drawings of the warrior views of the Little Big Horn battle by thirty warrior-artists. It is still in print since 2009 and sold on Amazon.

All best! Rod

[rodthomas]

Standing Bear Muslin Provenance.pdf (154.67 KB) Here's the document I put together to capture all of Standing Bear's Little Big Horn paintings. There are a series of drawings he did in Black Elk Speaks as well as the Sun Dance muslin and a muslin returned to the family from Canada last year or so. I've not seen that one. Arthur Amiotte is his grandson. All best...Rod

[grahamew]

Thanks, Rod - and to anyone reading, I thoroughly recommend Rubbing Out Long Hair

[rodthomas]

Standing Bear Muslin Provenance.pdf (154.67 KB) grahamew, thanks...my apologies to all but forgot to send this as well. This is the narrative to go along with the images. All best to everyone and stay always well...Rod

[rodthomas]

Standing Bear Muslins Images.pdf (2.35 MB) Again, sorry...here are the muslins. I now know why I need to do some serious files maintenance!