Joe Scheuerle and His Remarkable Indian Gallery
Title:
CHIEF LITTLE WOLF, 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:
2016.71.19
Description:
Scheuerle noted that Little Wolf was the nephew of the famous Cheyenne Chief "Little Wolf" of the same name who was a, "Leader in the Cheyenne war of 1877 when they broke away from Ft. Sill Okla and fought their way back to old home in Mont. - It was his Uncle, of the same name, but [the younger Little wolf] took part in the fight [as well].
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Painting, Chief LIttle Wolf, Cheyenne, 2016.71.19 (front)Painting, Chief LIttle Wolf, Cheyenne, 2016.71.19 (front)
Painting, Chief Little Wolf, Cheyenne, 2016.71.19 (back)Painting, Chief Little Wolf, Cheyenne, 2016.71.19 (back)