Virtual ExhibitsTitle:
WAR EAGLE, YANKTON
Artist:
Scheuerle, Joe (1873-1948)
Medium:
Watercolor/Gouache
Date:
1938
Source:
Nippert Collection of Joseph Scheuerle Portraits, donated by Alfred K., Jr. and Kathye H. Nippert
Object ID:
2016.71.46
Description:
Scheuerle noted "WAR EAGLE - Yankton - Sioux - This young fellow is the champion Amateur Prize fighter of the 3 states - a wonderful developed figure light heavy weight - and stuck on his prowess - wants to fight Joe Lewis, he said - Today he's in his Indian outfit, ready for the dance going on - the long hair out, while posing he shadow boxed in the mirrow of my room - Painted in hotel, Fort Yates, N.D. 1938."
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Painting, War Eagle, Yankton, 2016.71.46 (front)
Painting, War Eagle, Yankton, 2016.71.46 (back)
Painting, War Eagle, Yankton, 2016.71.46 (front)
Painting, War Eagle, Yankton, 2016.71.46 (back)
