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Portrait showing the full face of Sitting Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota (Sioux) head chief, inspirational leader, and holy man

Portrait showing the full face of Sitting Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota (Sioux) head chief, inspirational leader, and holy man

Sitting Bull became the predominant chief representing Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, although he did not take a direct military role in the ensuing battle There is some question regarding the accuracy of the feather's orientation depicted in the illustration

There is some question regarding the accuracy of the feather's orientation. This work was intended to be a companion piece to the National Park Service's circa 1968 George Armstrong Custer poster.; Abbr=PUB

U.S. National Park Service

Project=Sitting Bull Poster; Reflective Art

Government owns art and all reproduction rights.

Public domain

Native Americans, (HFC ArtTheme)
, Pen and ink brush on watercolor paper, (HFC ArtMedium)

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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Code: LIBI

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Big Horn County, Montana
Latitude: 45.5651016235352, Longitude: -107.429000854492

Image Management System : IMS 10845

HFC Commissioned Art Collection

20190904

01/01/1976 - 12/30/1976

Image_Size=27-1/4" x 40-1/2"; Count:1/1; "Sitting Bull": Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument poster

MC G3

Public Can View

Baskin, Leonard

Organization: Harpers Ferry Center
Address: Harpers Ferry Center, 67 Mather Place, Harpers Ferry, WV, 25425, 304-535-5050

Friday, October 4, 2019 11:42:01 AM

Friday, October 4, 2019 11:42:01 AM

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