This is a collection of five (5) 1914 framed Blackfeet (Blackfoot) Native American Indian prints by Joseph Scheuerle. The prints are of White Grass Blackfeet Indian Scout, Buffalo Body Blackfeet Indian Brave, Horn Blackfeet Indian, Eagle Child Blackfeet Indian Warrior, and Not-Go-Out Blackfeet Indian Warrior.
Scheuerle was an Austrian born artist who immigrated to the United States in the late 1800's and studied Western Native American Indian tribes in the early 1900's. In the summer of 1909, Scheuerle traveled west to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. He painted portraits of several Sioux people, including the Lakota leader Red Cloud, who was nearly ninety years old at the time. In 1910, Louis W. Hill met Scheuerle and hired him to create promotional art for the Great Northern Railway, including the railway's mountain goat logo. That summer, Scheuerle's work for the Great Northern took him to Glacier National Park in Montana. On the trip, he took the opportunity to visit the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, the Crow Indian Reservation, and the Little Bighorn Battlefield, painting portraits of people he met. Throughout his career, Scheuerle continued to visit tribes in Montana, Oregon, and Washington. He produced more than two hundred portraits of Native American people along with hundreds of sketches and illustrated letters.
Scheuerle kept most of his portraits in his own collection. After the artist's death from a heart attack, his work passed into private collections. The Montana Historical Society has since acquired some of his paintings and hosted major exhibitions of his work in 1973, 2008, and 2018.
Each of the prints shows good overall condition, one print has a torn corner, minor foxing is evident on all prints. They are marked "Copyright 1914 by J. Scheuerle"; each print measures 12.75"L x 9"W