Churchill Art Piece Called Into Question

News4 Colorado ^ | 2/24/05 | Raj Chohan

[Fizzie]

Churchill Art Piece Called Into Question

by CBS4 News reporter Raj Chohan

Feb 24, 2005 8:03 pm US/Mountain BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) Boulder County resident Duke Prentup has been a fan of native American art for as long as he can remember. That love of art took him to the home of Ward Churchill in the early 1980's, where Prentup bought several pieces of Churchill's art, including a serigraph titled "Winter Attack."

"I have enjoyed them ever since immensely, they're obviously up inside my house," Prentup said.

Last month came a stunning revelation, though, as as Prentup flipped through a 1972 book called The Mystic Warriors of the Plains written and illustrated by the late artist Thomas E. Mails. He found a sketch that was strikingly similar to the Churchill piece.

(Excerpt) See the rest of the article, and photo comparisons of the 2 pieces of art here: http://news4colorado.com/topstories/local_story_055200531.html

[Bahbah]

This guy stands for nothing! He is nothing!

My thoughts exactly. I don't think he can bully his way out of this one.

[Lazamataz]

Heap Big Chief Running Fraud has stolen the honor from the Spirit of the Wolf. The Soaring Eagle cries.

[MinuteGal]

I'm still laughing, too, Howlin.

Opinionator was certainly quoting General Custer, "Holy Shiite, look at all those left-handed Indians!"

Leni

[Lockbar]

Hey Monk, your posted pic made me want to try a comparison:

[TomGuy]

Heap Big Chief Running Fraud has stolen the honor from the Spirit of the Wolf. The Soaring Eagle cries.

Ugg! Him not only speak with fork-ed tongue. Him IS fork-ed tongue!


lol.


[I have N. A. heritage, so if anyone takes offense at my Hollywood Injunspeak, to the PC crowd: Hrmph! That's Injunspeak for h-up-ur-rmp.]

[FreedomPoster]

Was Asst. Secretary of HEW a part-time job? Because in looking around to verify this, I'm finding that Berry was in that role under Carter from 77-80. But 76-77 would seem to be an awfully short time to be chancellor of CU Boulder.

[msnimje]

Maybe he'll soon be "making a run for the border".

Senior Churchill, Drop the Chulupa.

[Dominick]

ping!

[Mo1]

I wonder if Professor Fraud rec'd any federal grants for his art work?

[Grampa Dave]

Ward Churchill = Faux Indian, Faux American, Faux PHD, Faux American and is a copier of art.

What a worthless POS, Churchhill is.

[Grampa Dave]

Great work Howlin.

Meek can you save this in your server. We know that it will disappear like other left wing bs when the truth hits the internet.

[Slings and Arrows]

I suggest you get this tidbit to Rush, Hannity, Michelle Malkin, etc. This is too good not to share!

[RippleFire]

bump

[purpleland]

It's that hair that made you think that, right?

He's not an Indian.

He's not a paratrooper.

Can't find his thesis.

His story about smallpox on the blankets was a lie.

He fakes pictures.

What have I forgotten?


***Geez, be fair! Churchill does not faked his proMarxism.

[lsee]

I know I have seen this picture before...possibly in a child's Texas history textbook or some other common source like that...I almost think the girls(s)? are in separate photographs or paintings in their original context and Ward has possibly spliced the two girls into one "work"...But the person on the left definitely looks familiar to me.

It would be fairly easy to sent the cropped and enlarged grouping to a few of the many Indian historians on the web, asking them if the people look familiar, without telling them why you want to know. It might even help to see it in black and white, most likely its original form:

There are a lot of old Indian photos, but there number is finite...and there are not so many of them that someone, somewhere hasn't seen them before...in a museum, a textbook, or elsewhere.

[Doctor Raoul]

Call them. Bet they'd like a few $$$ from this rich, white man. Think of the lawsuit as a call for reparations from when his ancestors gave their ancestors small pox laiden blankets.

The morons have come home to roost.

[MamaLucci]

This guy is a fake Indian and a fake artist. Is there anything authentic about him?

Well, he IS a gen-u-ine professor at the University of Colorado........tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick........

[purpleland]

Source: http:/www.webwm.com/mfberry/h/powers.htm

the Truth about Dr. Mary Frances Berry: Former Dr. Berry

The Community is Giving You A Sign
The powers that shouldn't be: Five Washington insiders the next Democratic president shouldn't hire Excerpt of an article in Washington Monthly, October 1987. - posted 9/02/99 to the savepacifica discussion lists...

[Chad Fairbanks]

His story about smallpox on the blankets was a lie.

Actually, let's be clear - an incident with smallpox-infected blankets given to indians in order to deliberately infect them IS true. However, it was the english that did it, not the United States army...

Gotta make sure that truth doesn't get screwed up because of Churchill's fraud.

:)

[prairiebreeze]

I wonder if Professor Fraud rec'd any federal grants for his art work?

Ohh Lordy. Very good question.

[prairiebreeze]

WC. Water closet. Yup, I knew there was a strong connection between Ward Churchill and a urinal.

[PaulJ]

I discovered this this one by Churchill, you don't suppose this could be a fake too, do you?

[prairiebreeze]

When are the people of Colorado America going to get rid of this fraud?

The guy that was subbing for Rush yesterday, Rosen, played an audio clip of Churchill. After a litany of "get the US out of...(VietNam, Indochina, etc.) he yelled at the crowd that the US should be gotten out of North America and off the planet.

I was physically sickened at his hateful vitriol. I mean sickened. This turd can't be flushed quickly enough IMO. He's a good argument for bringing back public punishments.

[JennysCool]

Bookmark.

[Polyxene]

I wonder if Chief Lying Bulls--t has real teeth. Maybe those are false, too!

[Darksheare]

Looks familiar, but I can't place it.

[EQAndyBuzz]

"It's that hair that made you think that, right?

He's not an Indian.

He's not a paratrooper.

Can't find his thesis.

His story about smallpox on the blankets was a lie.

He fakes pictures.

What have I forgotten?"

He is a liberal, so no harm no foul.

[finnman69]

Look I too can be an artist like Ward Churchill!

[TomGuy]

Wow! Color errrrr Paint me impressed!

Quick, put it on Ebay and sell it for a few hundred.


lol

[PaintShop Pro has a filter that converts a photo to watercolor or oil paint or sepia or any number of other formats. It can even 'type' on a 1970 typewriter and superscript it into a fool-proof document that any Kinko's can copy and fax to some fool.]

[Howlin]

I can't tell you how hard I laughed at that last night; I know you know that "in the middle of the night FOFL" laugh.

The observation skills and wit of Freepers NEVER fail to amaze me.

[shezza]

Here's another one of his "original" pieces of art:

"Short Bull (Red)" an original composition by Ward Churchill

vs.

original photograph of Short Bull (Sioux, Brule). "Tananka Ptecela," Brule Sioux Medicine Man (1845-1915) Short Bull, along with Kicking Bear, was the principal leader of the Ghost Dance religion among the Sioux at Pine Ridge and Standing Rock Agencies. The white man misinterpreted the pacifism of the new faith--the result was the death of Sitting Bull and the infamous massacre at Wounded Knee (December 29, 1890).

Shoot, all he needs is a photocopier, Paint Shop, and a silk-screen frame to pop out one of these $1500 babies. "Original Composition" my @$$.

[Howlin]

Yes, they are; they are my absolute favorite; it always occurs tome that no matter how we all may disagree on other subjects and threads, we ALL work together on ones like these! And they are, beyond a doubt, the funniest threads on FR.

[Howlin]

You went to bed too early last night!

[Howlin]

Your post is a perfect example of the fabulous humor and knowledge here at FR. :-)

[Drango]

Certificate of Authenticity is included

Good find!

[Howlin]

It's stunningly in-your-face, isn't it?

[Howlin]

I think you are right, molly.

Can somebody separate them?????

[Howlin]

I believe that's the first story....the one Fizzie posted at the top of this thread.

[finnman69]

LGF has a Rathergate style morphing GIF up

[BlazingArizona]

He may be finished at this point. In academe, plagiarism is one of the ultimate crimes punishable by career termination, like sexual harassment or being a Republican.

[Howlin]

Michelle already has it:

http://www.michellemalkin.com/

Dare I say, almost word for word?

[Howlin]

I did NOT do this......I know nothing about art, as you can see by my posts.

I know a fraud when I see one though. :-)

[Howlin]

Thanks, Chad; I had read that in passing and obviusly didn't get all the details.

[Howlin]

finn, can you take the photo in 302 and separate those women?

[Flyer]

Good work!

That's now 3 confirmed frauds.

[Howlin]

Quick, save that one to your hard drive......when I went to eBay it says that that auction is over!

[Flyer]

Laugh!

Michelle linked to my Churchill original in #292.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1350713/posts?page=292#292

[Howlin]

I saw that; you be famous!

[Drango]

There are a lot of old Indian photos, but there number is finite...and there are not so many of them that someone, somewhere hasn't seen them before...in a museum, a textbook, or elsewhere.

Perhaps an art professor at the University of Colorado who specializes in Indian art can identify it. LOL. Then another prof con opine on art copyright violations...

[Fury]

What have I forgotten?

CU has a major problem on their hands. The longer they wait, the worse it gets. He is discrediting their university.