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This is a “pencil” of Black Bear, Chief. Black Bear was an important chief of the Northern Arapahoe. The reference photo used was taken by Frank A. Rinehart in 1899.
Reference photos made available by the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, WY. Pencil on heavy-weight illustration board. Edition of 250. Original is available. $600.00 Inquire today about purchasing the original. Call 307-899-2052 or email info@karchnerwesternart.com Measures: 8″ x 10.5″ |
Archive for the ‘Western Pencil Illustrations’ Category
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
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Plenty Coups was a Crow chief and visionary leader. He allied Crow with the whites when the war for the West was being fought, because the Sioux and Cheyenne (who were opposing white settlement of the area) were the traditional enemies of the Crow. Plenty Coups had also had a vision when he was very young that non-Native people would ultimately take control of his homeland (Montana), so he always felt that cooperation would benefit his people much more than opposition.
One of his famous quotes is: “Education is your greatest weapon. With education you are the white man’s equal, without education you are his victim and so shall remain all of your lives. Study, learn, help one another always. Remember there is only poverty and misery in idleness and dreams – but in work there is self respect and independence.” He very much wanted the Crow to continue as a people and their customs and spiritual beliefs to carry on. His efforts on their behalf ensured that this happened. He was the principal chief of the Mountain Crows, or the Apsáalooke, of the Crow Nation. Photographic reference was provided by the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, portrait reference photograph taken by Edward S. Curtis. Pencil on heavy-weight illustration board. Edition of 250. Original available. $3,000 Inquire today about purchasing the original. Call 307-899-2052 or email info@karchnerwesternart.com Measures: 12″ x 18″ |
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
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This is a “pencil” of “Chief Tosh~A~Wah,” (Tosawi) a Comanche. He is wearing a “Jeff Davis” hat along with a presidential peace medal around his neck. “Chief Tosh~A~Wah” was drawn using a photograph for reference taken by photographer, William S. Soule in 1868.
Reference photos made available by the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, WY. Pencil on heavy-weight illustration board. Edition of 250. The original was donated and accepted for permanent placement in the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia in October, 2005. Measures: 7.5″ x 10.5″ |
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
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This “pencil” is “Chief Wolf Robe,” a noble Cheyenne who was drawn using a photograph for reference taken by photographer, Frank A. Rinehart in 1898.
Pencil on heavy-weight illustration board. Edition of 250. Original donated to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center 2004 Art Auction, Cody, WY–Private Collection Measures: 12″ x 18″ |
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
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This is a “pencil” of William F. Cody in his later years. This piece was drawn using a very obscure photograph for reference that Karchner obtained from an anonymous source in Washington, D.C. This “pencil” is soon to be archived in the Buffalo Bill Historical Centers private library. For a library of 250,000 photos, the BBHC was shocked they had never seen this portrait of Cody. What a find on Karchner’s part!
Pencil on heavy-weight illustration board. Edition of 250. Original donated to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center 2004 Art Auction, Cody, WY–Private Collection. Measures: 12″ x 18″ |
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
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This is an Illustration for a 1999 story in the outdoor magazine, Pennsylvania Game News, which is a Pennsylvania Game Commission monthly publication.
Pencil on heavy-weight illustration board. Edition of 250. Original is available. $600.00 Inquire today about purchasing the original. Call 307-899-2052 or email info@karchnerwesternart.com Measures: 7″ x 10.5″ |
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
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This is a pencil of “Freckled Face,” an Arapaho Indian. She is also the wife of “Little Bird”, one of Karchners’ other studies. Photographer Frank A. Rinehart (1862-1928) took the photo used for reference. The photograph was taken in the year 1898.
A beautiful woman in her own right, “Freckled Face’s” ceremonial cape is very unique in the fact that is covered with elk teeth. The eyeteeth from an elk are one of the very few sources of ivory in the world. There are over 225 teeth that are visible in this “pencil,” meaning that there are probably well over 500 teeth sewed to her cape. The ivories from an elk are still highly desirable and collectable for ornate jewelry and other uses. Pencil on heavy-weight illustration board. Edition of 250. Original is available. $600.00 Inquire today about purchasing the original. Call 307-899-2052 or email info@karchnerwesternart.com Measures: 8″ x 10.3″ |
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
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After watching the recent HBO series, “Deadwood”, it so inspired Karchner to pick up the “pencil” to do this portrait of Custer. Does his pose make for a wicked look or what? This “pencil” was drawn using a photograph for reference taken by photographer, Matthew Brady.
Pencil on heavy-weight illustration board. Edition of 250. Original is available. $600.00 Inquire today about purchasing the original. Call 307-899-2052 or email info@karchnerwesternart.com Measures: 8.3″ x 10.8″ |
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
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This piece is titled “Honoring The Dead.” Like elephants, bison have been witnessed returning to the bones of the “fallen” to pay their respects.
The overall size is 16″ x 10″. Pencil on heavy-weight illustration board. Edition of 250. Original available. $2,500 Inquire today about purchasing the original. Call 307-899-2052 or email info@karchnerwesternart.com Measures: 16″ x 10″ |
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
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Horse Capture was born near Milk River, Montana, in 1858. His tribe, the Atsina, commonly designated Gros Ventres of the Prairie, are of the Algonquian stock and a branch of the Arapaho. Their name for themselves is Aaninen, Atsina being their Blackfoot name.
The photographic portrait reference was provided courtesy of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming, portrait photograph reference was taken in 1909 by Edward S. Curtis. Pencil on heavy-weight illustration board. Edition of 250. The original was donated and accepted for permanent placement in the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, October, 2005. Measures: 12″ x 18″ |
