When the moon arose there was silhouetted across its face the dusky figure of a war-bonneted Sioux, rifle at shoulder, aiming at one of our party. Raising my gun I fired, and the brave came crashing down the bank.

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Artist:

N.C. Wyeth

(American, 1882 - 1945)

When the moon arose there was silhouetted across its face the dusky figure of a war-bonneted Sioux, rifle at shoulder, aiming at one of our party. Raising my gun I fired, and the brave came crashing down the bank.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Date: 1916

Dimensions:

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known by reproduction only

Accession number: SUPP2000.1680

Research Number: NCW: 1680

InscribedBelow image: W (with dot below both points, from reproduction)

References W. F. Cody, An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corp., 1920), imprinted on cover over orange moon; Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 260; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.643, p. 336

Curatorial RemarksThe figure in this illustration was simplified and printed on the cover of "An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill" by Colonel W. F. Cody, New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1920.

Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:photography from printed image (tear sheet, Brandywine River Museum Library)

Photo Credit:Rick Echelmeyer, 4/2005

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When the moon arose there was silhouetted across its face the dusky figure of a war-bonneted Sioux, rifle at shoulder, aiming at one of our party. Raising my gun I fired, and the brave came crashing down the bank.

N.C. Wyeth

When the moon arose there was silhouetted across its face the dusky figure of a war-bonneted Sioux, rifle at shoulder, aiming at one of our party. Raising my gun I fired, and the brave came crashing down the bank.