Sitting Bull's Vision, by Michael Gentry (1940-1994)

Sitting Bull’s revelation at 1875 Sun Dance. Via Wikipedia: In 1875, the Northern Cheyenne, Hunkpapa, Oglala, Sans Arc, and Minneconjou camped together for a Sun Dance, with both the Cheyenne medicine man White Bull or Ice and Sitting Bull in association. This ceremonial alliance preceded their fighting together in 1876 [at The Battle of Little Big Horn]. (Liberty, Dr. Margot. "Cheyenne Primacy: The Tribes' Perspective As Opposed To That Of The United States Army; A Possible Alternative To "The Great Sioux War Of 1876””) At the climactic moment, "Sitting Bull intoned, 'The Great Spirit has given our enemies to us. We are to destroy them. We do not know who they are. They may be soldiers.' Ice too observed, 'No one then knew who the enemy were – of what tribe.'...They were soon to find out.”(pgs 122–24, Utley, Robert M. (1993). Sitting Bull: The Life and Times of an American Patriot. New York City: Henry Holt&Co.;) more about Sitting Bull's Vision, by Michael Gentry (1940-1994) http://www.michaelgentry.net/gentry_art_gallery http://www.michaelgentry.net/sitting_bulls_vision.htm Sitting Bull's Vision Size: 19" x 31" Michael Gentry (1940 to 1994), is best remembered for his rich paintings of the Native American of the middle 1800s. Half Cherokee himself, it was the Native American that captured his interest most powerfully, leading him to actually live on four reservations at different times during his painting career: the San Carlos Apache Reservation, the Crow Indian Reservation, the Tulalip Indian Reservation and the Blackfoot Indian Reservation. Mr. Gentry possessed a profound affection and undying fascination for each of the people and animals he portrayed. After a quarter of a century of painting, he was firmly dedicated to depicting to the world the beauty and character of each subject in unerring detail. Mr. Gentry studied at U.C.L.A., Laguna Beach School of Art, California, and had studied Animal Anatomy bone structure muscle tone and character traits of each animal. Mr. Gentrys studies carried him to Kenya, Tanzania and the Congo in Africa; to South America, Alaska, Mexico and most portions of the U.S. in search of firsthand reference and research regarding, not only the subjects he depicted, but also the terrain and homes in which the person or animal lived and died.