Joe Scheuerle and His Remarkable Indian Gallery
Title:
LITTLE HAWK, CHEYENNE
Artist:
Scheuerle, Joe (1873-1948)
Medium:
Watercolor/Gouache
Date:
1911
Source:
Nippert Collection of Joseph Scheuerle Portraits, donated by Alfred K., Jr. and Kathye H. Nippert
Object ID:
2016.71.18
Description:
Scheuerle noted, "A Cheyenne herio warrior" - Grinnell tells of hime, discovering the approach of Gen'l Crooks command - June 1876 - just a week before the Custer defeat - which led up to the battle on the Rosebud" when Crook was eliminated and beat by the Cheyennes and Sioux under Crazy Horse"
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Painting, Little Hawk, Cheyenne, 2016.71.18 (front)Painting, Little Hawk, Cheyenne, 2016.71.18 (front)
Painting, Little Hawk, Cheyenne, 2016.71.18 (back)Painting, Little Hawk, Cheyenne, 2016.71.18 (back)