[TheSarce]

Here's a clearer pic of the same Churchill "Cheyennes" painting, this one's of a postcard in a set offered by a museum. Still haven't found the original, non-Churchill source image, though.

Found it here, Turtle Island Publishing, the caption reads:

Museum Collection Notecards
Institute of American Indian Arts
These high-quality blank notecards feature artwork from five renowned American Indian artists in the IAIA Museum Collection. Their work reflects the diverse tribal sensibilities that exist among native nations. T. C. Cannon (Caddo/Kiowa), Jonathan Warm Day (Taos Pueblo), Peggie Deam (Suquamish), Ward Churchill (Keetoowah/Cherokee), and Randy Chitto (Choctaw) are featured in this first volume.
Ten notecards, 2 each of 5 images. 5 ¼ x 4 ¼ ".
Suggested retail $7.95
ISBN 1-928816-12-6

[Miss Marple]

Looking at that "artwork" again, it seems to me that this is alaso a tracing off a photo. I will check to see if I can find something.

By the way, I wasn't on this thread last night but I read one post that said that these are not all produced in the same style, and that in itself indicates fakery. I agree. An artist may change his style, but not so quickly. A change in style evolves over time.

[Flyer]

Still haven't found the original, non-Churchill source image, though.

It's out there, though. This one follows the same pattern: A duplicate, but a little less detail.

If Churchill did his interpretation it would be one thing, but these were done by mechanical means.

[mollynme]

I know I've seen these pictures before. I think they were individual black and white photos that WC put together and colored for this picture.

[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.

[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 @$$.

[Royal Wulff]

The two figures are similar to photos appearing individually in Dee Brown's "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee". The male is Plate 3 (p. 35, my edition, also on cover) and the female (I dare not use another term) is Plate 2 (p. 19). I could scan them to pdf and send them to someone, but I have no way to host the images.