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Original Oil on Board

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Original Oil on Board
Artist Edward Two Bulls depicting fighting horses. Signed lower right corner. Image measures 47"x36" in rustic wood frame. Edward Two Bulls is a self-taught artist who has been painting since the late 1950's. He once stated, he had painted 15,000 paintings in his career. His works capture the native American life, past and present and it's rich heritage. He received the Honor of a Special Exhibition organized by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board's Sioux Indian Museum in December 1978 through January 1979. The exhibit was the first comprehensive showing of paintings and sculpture by Edward Two Bulls and his sons. The brochures cover painting was titled Plains Warrior, 1977 Acrylic on canvas panel, 32" x 48" and was marked as one of the great Native American paintings of this century by the museum and its curator. The detail of the warrior, his costume and feathers was life-like. In 1967 Two Bulls exhibited his works at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.; in 1968 at the Sears Vincent Price Gallery, Chicago IL. In his career Two Bulls has exhibited his works throughout the country and painted at shows and fairs. He received a commission from the Santee Sioux Tribe to paint murals depicting important historical tribal events.