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38. Howling Wolf Fighting Soldiers; 37. [blank page]; 35. [blank page]; 36. Howling Wolf Killing Soldier.

Artist/Maker (Southern Cheyenne, 1849–1927)
Date1874–75
MediumPen, ink, and watercolor on ledger paper
DimensionsOverall: 7 7/8 × 12 3/8 in. (20 × 31.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jacob D. Cox
Portfolio[Szabo title, p. 38: "Howling Wolf has already used his riding quirt to count coup on the fallen man while a warrior-artist continues to battle additional enemies in front of him."; p. 36: "Having already fired his gun at his enemy, Howling Wolf now lances him"]
Object number1904.1180.8
Status
Not on view
Exhibition History
American Indian Art of the Plains and Southwest
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (April 11, 1978 - April 30, 1978 )
Howling Wolf: An Autobiography of a Plains Warrior-Artist
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (October 2, 1992 - December 6, 1992 )
  • University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque (January 16, 1993 - March 13, 1993 )
"The Painted Arrow People": Art of the Cheyenne
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 9, 2008 - December 23, 2008 )
Collections
  • Americas