1872
<< Previous Next>> Spotted Tail and Company This is a 30 x 40-inch oil on canvas painted in 1972. A little background on the painting: it commemorates the 100th anniversary of Grand Duke Alexis of Russia’s buffalo hunt in Nebraska. In 1872, Gen. Philip Sheridan, Gen. George Custer, and Buffalo Bill Cody rode along to ensure the duke’s success, but the duke’s aim was terrible; he fired six shots, missing buffalo from just 20 feet away. Then the duke emptied Cody’s pistol without success. Cody gave him his 50-caliber Springfield rifle and rode beside him to tell him when to fire. … Read more