Joe Scheuerle and His Remarkable Indian Gallery

Painting
2003.85.01
CHIEF BULL HORN, ALBERTA BLOOD
Gouache on paperboard portrait, from the waist up, of a seated Indian male, in silhouette facing to the right. He wears a red shirt with blue fringe, beaded epaulettes, and white ermine tails. "Chief Bull Horn / Alberta Blood" is written in the URC... View Full Record
Painting
2006.89.02
LOOKING GLASS - KOOTENAI
Gouache on paper portrait, from the waist up, of a seated Indian male, in silhouette facing to the left; man is wearing red blanket with single feather in his hair; striped bow case and quiver containing arrows strapped around man's left shoulder.; L... View Full Record
Painting
2008.76.01
CHIEF BIG MOON
Front of Painting: Watercolor painting of Chief Big Moon. The painting is on done on watercolor paper. The ground of the paper has been painted a dark gray. A border has been drawn around the edge of the painting with a pencil. The title of the paint... View Full Record
Painting
2008.76.02
MEDICINE BONNET
Front of painting: Watercolor portrait on watercolor paper. There is approximately a 0.375 inch border on three sides and a 0.625 inch border on the bottom. The border was drawn in with a pencil. The background of the painting is off-white and gray w... View Full Record
Painting
2013.85.01
HORN
Front of painting: Watercolor portrait of Horn Piegan. The painting has a 0.25 inch border around the sides and a 0.5 inch border at the top and bottom drawn in by a pencil. Painted in light red in the upper right corner is "HORN - PIEGAN" and in t... View Full Record
Painting
2013.85.02
MOUNTAIN SHEEP
Front of painting: Watercolor painting of "Mountain Sheep" watercolor paper. There is approximately a 0.625 inch border around the edge of the painting, which has been indicated by a pencil line. The ground of the painting is a solid off-white colo... View Full Record
Painting
2013.85.04
ROCKY BOY
Front of painting: Watercolor portrait of Rocky Boy. The watercolor paper is adhered to the mat board. The background of the paper is gray and becomes darker toward the bottom. Painted in the upper right corner with dark gray paint is the following "... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.10
SHORT BULL, BRULE SIOUX
Watercolor and gouache painting. Bottom border text: "Leader of his tribe part Sioux uprising 1890 - High Priest of Messiah Craze: Verso Text: TATANKA PTECILA "Short Bull " - Brule Sioux Medicine Man - Leader, with Kicking Bear, of the hostiles duri... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.15
WHITE GRASS, BLACKFEET
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: "White Grass" No. 1 - Blackfoot - Painted at Browning, Mont. July 1910 - Blackfoot Camp. He arrived in old fashioned Travoix - the only one I ever saw in action - Have good photos of his outfit-He stopped... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.16
YELLOW OWL, BLOOD
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: - Yellow Owl - The tribe of Piegans, related to our Blackfeet in fact they are one people-same talk and same blood-now divided by political boundary-always visit back and forth. Chas Russell lived with thi... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.20
MRS. LONE WOLF, CHEYENNE
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: Mrs. Lone Wolf - Cheyene Woman - Painted at Busby, Tongue River Res. Mont - 1911 Supt. of schools Mr. Morrow said to me: "There's one woman who helped to mutulate the fallen soldiers after the battle"... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.29
RAGGED ROBE, GROS VENTRE
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: RAGGED ROBE- ATSINA- OF ARA-PAHO STOCK - also called Old Medicine Man of the Gros Ventre - Painted at Fort Belknap Res. Mont. 1914 - He's a Medicine Man and carries a wand decorated with an old scalp, take... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.33
PLENTY COUPS, CROW
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: "Plenty Coups" Chief of Crows - A great fighter, his name tells, counting many coups - He never fought the Whites - always against Gros Ventre Sioux and Blackfeets - about 65 years old - He was a good fri... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.35
TWO BEARS, NEZ PERCE
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: 2 Bears. Nez Perce - Pendleton Ore - Coming From Nespelem... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.40
WA-WEE-CHEE, SHOSHONI
Watercolor and gouache painting. Cartoon text: Here's the Indian Burial grounds on Wind River Res. Wyo - Here lies the remains of a famous Indian woman, of the Shoshonis, SA - CA - JA - WAE - She was Lewis and Clark's guide thru the mountains to the... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.46
WAR EAGLE, YANKTON
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: WAR EAGLE -Yankton - SIOUX - This young fellow is the chamion Amateur Prize fighter of the 3 states- a wonderful developed figure light heavy weight - and stuck on his prowess - wants to fight Joe Lewis, h... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.39
EAGLE HEAD, ARAPAHO
Watercolor and gouache painting. Profile painting, 2 braids wrapped in leather. Verso Text: "Eagle Head" Arapaho - One of the last of the old men, they told me body, Eagle Head was a famous fighter in his day - His body, he showed me, was covered wi... View Full Record
Painting
2017.74.01
LOTTIE
Watercolor on paper. Front of painting: portrait of Lottie. There is approximately a 0.75 inch border around the edge of the painting, which is indicated by a pencil line. The ground of the painting is purple-gray. Painted in the upper left corner w... View Full Record
Painting
2008.76.05
WHITE WEASEL
Front of painting: Watercolor profile of White Weasel. There is approximately a 0.75inch border around the edge of the painting, which is indicated by a line drawn in pencil. Printed in pencil in the border at the top "White Weasel." The background o... View Full Record
Painting
2017.74.03
RED CLOUD
Watercolor painting. Front of painting: portrait of Chief Red Cloud on watercolor paper. The painting is adhered to the backing board. The picture has been drawn on the backing board, much of which is covered by the painting. The picture on the board... View Full Record
Painting
2017.74.04
RATTLE SNAKE BEAR
Watercolor painting. Front of painting: portrait of Rattlesnake Bear. Ther is approximately a 0.5 inch broder around the painting except at the bottom, which is about 1.0 inch. The background is gray in color which strong purple tones near the bott... View Full Record
Painting
2003.85.02
CALLOUS LEG, HUNKPAPA SIOUX
Gouache on paper portrait, from the waist up, of a seated male in three-quarters profile, facing right. He wears a roach with a single feather and a beaded headband; an ornate collar (fur or feather?); and and eight-strand beaded necklace; and holds... View Full Record
Painting
2003.85.03
COM COM CHENIKAN (BROKEN ANKLE), OKINAGAN
Gouache on paper portrait, from the wiast up, of a seated male, in three-quarters profile, facing right. He is wearing in a painted buffalo robe. Labels on the obverse, in watercolor, read: "Com Com Chenikan Broken Ankle / Okinagan" in the ULC; and... View Full Record
Painting
2003.85.04 a-b
GOOD MAN, FLATHEAD
Gouache on paper (a) portrait of a seated male, from the waist up, in profile facing right. He wears a roach that has a long, beaded drop attached to the end of it; a beaded choker; and a breech clout. His braids are wrapped and he carries a quiver... View Full Record
Painting
2006.89.01 a-b
LASSO - TEWA HOPI
Gouache on paper Portrait, from the waist up, of a seated Indian male, in silhouette facing to the right; man is wrapped in orange blanket, red cloth tied around his head. ... View Full Record
Painting
2006.89.03
HEAVY RUNNER - ALBERTA BLOOD
Gouache on paper portrait, from the waist up, of a seated Indian male, in silhouette facing to the left; man wrapped in white blanket with green, red, and yellow stripes; Heavy Runner, Alberta Blood. Writing in pencil on back (see notes)... View Full Record
Painting
2006.89.04
COLD HAND - HUNKPAPA
Gouache on paper portrait, head only, of Indian male, in three-quarter silhouette facing to the left; man has two wrapped braids; Cold Hand, Hunkpapa. Sketch and commentary drawn on opposite side of backing (see notes for details).... View Full Record
Painting
2003.85.05
EAGLE CHIEF, ASSINIBOIN
Gouache on paper portrait, from the waist up, of a seated male, in profile facing left. He wears a buffalo robe and a single feather in his braid, and carries a shield. The obverse of the painting has the following captions, in watercolor: "Eagle C... View Full Record
Painting
2008.29.01
RIDES PRETTY-CROW
Watercolor on paper. Portrait in profile of Rides Pretty-Crow. Rides Pretty-Crow is wearing a feather headdress with beaded headband. He has two braids hanging down each side of his face. He is wearing what appears to be a necklace with large claw... View Full Record
Painting
2008.76.03
LONG BULL
Front of painting: Watercolor portrait of Long Bull on watercolor paper. The painting has between a 0.5 inch border on the long sides and a 1.0 inch border on the top and bottom, which has been drawn in with pencil. The ground of the painting is gr... View Full Record
Painting
2008.76.04
J. SITTING BULL
Front of painting: Watercolor portrait of J. Sitting Bull. The painting has approximately 0.75 to 1.0 inch border around the edge, which has been drawn in by pencil. The ground of the painting is brown with purple tones. Written in pencil in the u... View Full Record
Painting
2013.85.03
WHITE BEAR
Front of painting: Watercolor portrait of White Bear. There is a 0.625 inch border around the side of the painting and a 0.875 inch border around the top and bottom of the painting. The ground of the painting is dark gray with brown tones. Painted in... View Full Record
Painting
2016.70.01
WY- KEE
Front of painting: Watercolor portrait on watercolor paper. There is approximately a 0.5 inch to 0.625 inch border around the painting depending on where measurements are taken. The border was drawn in by pencil. The background of the painting is... View Full Record
Painting
2016.70.02
STANDING CLOUD
Front of painting: Watercolor portrait of Standing Cloud. The painting is on watercolor paper with approximately a 0.5 inch to 0.75 inch border, which were drawn in with pencil. The background of the painting is light tan with purple tones. Painted i... View Full Record
Painting
2016.70.03
CHIEF OPEN
Front of painting: Watercolor portrait of Chief Open. The portrait is in profile. There is a 0.5 inch to 0.625 inch border drawn in around the edge of the painting with a pencil. Painted in the upper right corner in blue paint is "CHIEF OPEN / ASS... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.01
BIG TURKEY, SIOUX
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text:Big Turkey / Pine Ridge S.D. 1907 / Ogalala Sioux-1907. 60 years old-big and strong as an ox - his teeth perfect like a steel trap - (I looked at them) Prides himself on his war record - Fort Kearny, Little... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.02
EAGLE ELK, SIOUX
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: Eagle Elk / Ogalala Sioux / With Buffalo Bill's Show. Painted in Milwaukee Wis. 1908 - A very fine type of Sioux, an old show Indian - over six feet tall and massive head - He took part in all of the Sioux... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.03
BEN AMERICAN HORSE, OGALALA
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: Lightning struck his borther Tom's teepee the night of July 3 - 1909 and killed his sister in law at the White Clay Camp, 25 miles north of Pine Ridge Agency. Ben asked me to make a photo of the dead woma... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.04
BLACK HEART, SIOUX
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: "Black Heart" - Ogalala Sioux Of the Red Cloud Band, Pine Ridge res. S.D. in a war bonnet of "young eagle" feathers a war shirt with porcupine strips - The ornament is a "heart shield" usually worn under... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.05
CHARGE ALONE, DAK. SIOUX
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: Charge Alone - Ogalala Sioux - 1909 - Pine Ridge - S.D. Note the yellow face - a heavy greasepaint application of grease - white chalk and powdered yellow, smeared on heavy, it dries up-... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.06
CHASE ALMOND, SIOUX WOMAN
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: "Chase Almond" Ogalala Sioux - (Wife of Roan Horse) Painted at Pine Ridge Agy. SD. 1909. Note the heavy shell ear rings. They have torn big slits in her ears-her garment ornamented with sea shells - like... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.07
FIGHTING BEAR, SIOUX
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: "Fighting Bear" Ogalala Sioux - 1909. A young buck of Pine Ridge S.D. - A very handsome youth.... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.08
IRON HORSE, SIOUX
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: "Iron Horse" - A fine old type-Ogallala Sioux - At Pine Ridge S.D. 1909 - Veteran of '76 Campaign - He was entirely nude, it was so hot that day. The name of IRON is used much, it means "hard and strong-"... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.09
KA NOSH KA, OGALALA
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: Kanoshka / FROG No 1 / Ogalala Sioux / 1909 Painted in Pine Ridge - S. Dak. A fine type of the Ogalala Sioux - Painted him 3 times - 2 Front and 1 Side-... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.11
SPOTTED WEASEL, SIOUX
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: In 1909 "Buffalo Bill" and "Pawnee Bill" combined slows - The old Buffalo Bill Show Indians lost their jobs and were all at home in Pine Ridge - The Show that year took Okla. Indians - Spotted Weasel Ogala... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.12
KA NOSH KA, OGALALA
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: KA-NOSH-KA FROG - Ogalala Sioux 1910My guest in Chi. all he wanted to eat was stake, breakfast and dinner and supper - Painted in Chicago. I painted him in 1909 - front view of his cabin at Pine Ridge S.D... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.13
MANY FEATHERS, CANADA BLOOD
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: Many Tail Feathers / Blackfeet / Old Piegan warrior / traveled alot with the "Glacier Nat'l Park" Indian group - Painted at Browning Montana July 12. This is one of 12 bought by Great Northern RY for Cale... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.14
TE WANGIENEMA, HOPI
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: Mrs. Vivian Gawanusea is a good friend - and is writing very interesting letters. I send her "Sunday Comics" which she tells me the family enjoy - After a bad winter, and an epidemic of Flu she writes: -... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.22
CHIEF LONE TREE, CROW
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: LONE TREE CROW 1912 Painted in Server's Hotel - 1912 - He's one of the oldest Crows living - a man active in all tribal affairs and a leader of the old fighters. In the lobby of the hotel - ? just a plai... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.23
OLD COYOTE, CREE
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: Old Coyote - Cree - Painted on Browning Mont. 1912 - Old coyote is one of chief "Rocky Boy's" band of renegate Crees and Chippewaes, that crossed the border from Canada after the Riel Rebellion of 1885 and... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.24
BLIND GRANDMOTHER
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: This is a very old grandmother, she's blind, and was carrying her grandchild in papoose board, all she had on was in rags, I noticed a lot of old folks that have not much clothes and care little for them.... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.25
CHARGING HAWK, DAK. SIOUX
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: "Charging Hawk" Rosebud Sioux - Brules -CETAN WATAKPE - He came to see me - 1913 in Chicago. He's a show Indian - out with wild west shows in summer - as often as his hair grows long, he has it cut and se... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.17
BULL THIGH, CHEYENNE
Watercolor and gouache painting. Above the top border of painting: "He was Prominent in Custer Battle" - "Bull Thigh" Cheyene." Verso Text: Bull Thigh - Cheyene - An old Cheyene Warrior - Painted at Busby, Mont - Tongue River Res. Sharp has painted... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.18
LITTLE HAWK, CHEYENNE
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: "A Cheyenne hero warrior" - Grinnell tells of him, 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 Croo... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.19
CHIEF LITTLE WOLF, CHEYENNE
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: One Indian that helped making history! See his record in Doctor Eastman's - "Indian Heroes" and Bird Grinnell in "The Fighting Cheyenes" The famous Cheyene Chief - who, in 1877 fought his way from Ft. Si... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.21
WHITE BULL, OGALALA
Watercolor and gouache painting. Top border text: "White Bull Tatanka ska" Verso Text: Pine Ridge and surrounding country is interesting beautiful both in landscape and historic scenery - Heres the view of the big bad lands to the north, East of the... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.31
CHERPELI, NESPELEM
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: CHER - PELL - NESPELEM (Salish) Cher-Peli is a fine old type of the Nespelem tribe, living along Nespelem river - 40 miles north of Wilbur, Wash. Very few left. Sharpel took me in boat across Columbia r... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.32
NAN POON YA, NESPELEM
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: NAN-POON-YA Nespelem - Salish Stock - The Nespelem (local name of river) are part of the Salish Linguistic family - living in Wash. N Idahoe and W. Mont and Canadian lakes region now on Colville Res. Wash.... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.34
QUIL QUIL, OKINSAN
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: Quil Quil - Okinagan Indian - Painted at Nespelem, Colvelle Res. Wash 1915 - There are many; small remanants of different northwestern Indians on Colville Res - such as Moses Band - Sinkinse - Coeurd Alene... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.36
SUN ROAD, ARAPAHO
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: Sun Road - Arapahoe. A real mean old timer and never adopted the new deal - He was a leader in the Ghost Dances of his people during the Messiah Craze of 1890-91 - Must be close to 90 years old - Sharp pa... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.26
HAMMER, FLATHEAD
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: Old Man -Hammer - Father - old time Calispell on Pen O Reille - Flathead Res. Mont 1913... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.27
TSU-BSEE, FLATHEAD
Watercolor and gouache painting. Top border text: "the Turtle." Verso Text: -Tsu Bsee - Salish- The town crier, he anounces coming events, riding thru Camp circle - We had a good time with these people, together with Charley Russell, Frank Linderman... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.28
BULL BEAR, GROS VENTRE
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: Bull Bear - Gros Ventre 1914 Drawing only - the additional monot - one of color added later, in an experimental mood - I have a complete painting of Bull Bear... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.30
YELLOW CALF, ASSINIBOINE
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: Facial Decorations - For different occasions make interesting reading - Religious ceremony - War - Parades - Mourning - Burial - Different dances - Scouting - camoflage. The use of paint on the face, in co... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.44
FLYING, CHEYENNE
Watercolor and gouache painting. Upper border text: Flying - Med. Man" "a sundance" "He painted up the Dancers - Flying" Verso Text: FLYING Cheyenne Medicine Man - Painted at Busby - Mont. - 1938 - Tongue River Res. - Mont. He's an old Med. Man and I... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.45
WALKING BEAR, CHEYENNE
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: Walking Bear, Cheyenne - Painted in Busby, Mont., Sub. Agy of Tongue River Res. Mont. - during celebration of the unveiling of the "Chief 2 Moons" monument - June 26th 1938 - Walking Bear is a great big,... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.47
YELLOW HAWK, HUNKPAPA
Watercolor and gouache painting. J. Scheuerle, Fort Yates, N.D. 1938.... View Full Record
Painting
2017.74.02
OH-PAW-BE
Watercolor painting. Front of painting: portrait on watercolor paper. The painting has between a 0.875 inch and 1.0 inch border drawn in around the edge with a pencil. The ground of the painting is yellow. Painted in red in the bottom right corner i... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.37
BEAR KILLER, ARAPAHO
Watercolor and Verso Text: Bearwalker - Arapaho. Corral Camp, 1917. Wind River Res. Wyo-... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.38
EAGLE HEAD, ARAPAHO
Watercolor and gouache painting. Indian wrapped in white blanket with straight hair. Verso Text: Eagle Head - Arapaho - Corral Camp - Fort Washaki - Wind River Res. Wyo. 1917 - The oldest man left - an old fighter, body covered with scars - some fro... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.41
BUFFALO HEAD, MANDAN
Watercolor and gouache painting. Bottom border text: 'offered one $1 for picture after I gave 2 Buffalo Head Mandan." Verso Text: Buffalo Head - Mandan - Elbowoods, Fort Berthold Res. N.D. July 1938. Buffalo Head is one of the old timers - not many... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.42
BULL TAIL, CROW
Watercolor and gouache painting. Verso Text: Bull Tail (Buffalo Tail) Cartoon text: "His shield" Bull Tail is a residence of Crow Agency, center and Headquarter of the Crow Res. Mont. He's a nice quiet farmer - don't dress up much - except for parade... View Full Record
Painting
2016.71.43
MRS. BULLS HEAD, SI HA SA PA
Watercolor and gouache painting. Bottom border rext: "Mrs. Bull Head - Blackfoot Sioux - 78 - Verso Text: Mrs. Bull Head - Si-Ha-Sa-Pa - Sioux. She's 78 years old and lives in Fort Yates ND. Her husband's brother is the Indian Policeman, who helpe... View Full Record