Offered in this lot is an Ace Powell Indian Boy Watercolour Print Collection, (4) framed, circa 1960s-1970s. Asa Lynn "Ace" Powell (1912-1978) was an American painter, sculptor, and etcher of genre scenes and imagery relating to indians, cowboys, horses, and wildlife. Powell went to boarding school for highschool in Browning, Montana on the Blackfoot Indian Reservation fulfilling a dream he had about living amongst Indians. His interest in horses, art and Indians continued. His artwork was influenced by that of fellow Montana artist and family friend, Charles "Charlie" M. Russell. As a young boy Ace would accompany the cowboy artist Russell on morning rides, watching him sketch and draw. Powell had contact with prominent artists such as Olaf Seltzer, Hans Reiss, and Winold Reiss. Powell depicted the rough riding of cowboys, the majestic lifestyle of Native Americans, and the distinctive wildlife roaming the plains through his realistic paintings, prints, watercolours and sculptures. The "Indian Boy" collection features four framed watercolour prints of a young, pot-bellied Native boy experiencing daily and sometimes humourous events such as being chased by angry bees after he shot arrows into their tree limb-hanging hive, sitting on the ground, overcome by the effects of the still smoldering trading post pipe. In another harmless normal scene the boy is stirring a campfire with a stick, while in the last humourous scene the boy's face displays the shock of reality of him holding the remnant of the freshly cutoff ponytail. Powell's hallmark "Ace of Diamonds" is visible above his signature. Each double matted print is in nice condition, professionally mounted in matching wood frames, slight scuffing to edges. Each measures 15.125"W x 15.625"L x.75"D, collective weight is 10lb, 10oz.