Elmer Kelton has written over forty books, four of which won the
Western Heritage Award including The Art of Howard Terpning
(Greenwich Workshop Press) He has won numerous awards and the Texas
Legislature proclaimed Elmer Kelton Day in April 1997. He and his
wife of over fifty years live near San Angelo, Texas, about 130
miles from where he was born and raised. Howard Terpning is one of
the most lauded painters of Western art. Accolades he has received
throughout his esteemed career include: countless awards from
Cowboy Artists of America, the Hubbard Art Award for Excellence,
the National Academy of Western Art's Prix de West and the Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Autry National Center.
Terpning's passion, devotion and respect for his subject matter,
his extraordinary talent in palette and brushstroke, combined with
an exceptional ability to evoke emotion both in his paintings and
from those viewing them has earned him the title of "Storyteller of
the Native American."
Born in Illinois and educated at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts
and the American Academy of Art, he first gained attention with his
captivating advertising and story illustrations. Film fans praised
his movie posters for such classics as The Sound of Music, Dr.
Zhivago and the re-issue of Gone with the Wind. But his love of the
West and Native American traditions saw his transition to fine art.
Terpning, Emeritus member of the Cowboy Artists of America, was
active for 22 years during which time he was presented with a total
of 41 awards. His book, The Art of Howard Terpning won the Wrangler
"Outstanding Art Book" award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Terpning was recently honored with a one-man show at the Eiteljorg
Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis, Indiana
featuring 30 of the artist's most distinguished works where he was
presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award. This career
milestone was further celebrated with the publication of Spirit of
the Plains People (2001, Greenwich Workshop Press). Terpning is the
recipient of the Autry National Center, 2005 Masters of the
American West Thomas Moran Memorial Award, given in recognition of
exceptional artistic merit for painting.
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