For your consideration is this pair of Winold Reiss Blackfeet Indian Posters. Winold Reiss was born in Germany in 1886. Following in the footsteps of his father, Winold became an artist, studying art in Munich. In 1913, Winold came to the United States with a Romantic Idealism of Native Americans and the vast Western Frontier. 1919 found Winold Reiss in Montana where he befriended Natives in the Blackfoot tribe. He made pastel portrait drawings of many of the Blackfeet he had met. Reiss was able to capture individual traits as well as a high degree of human dignity; his portraits were sensitive and sympathetic depictions. Sometime after 1924, Reiss was commissioned by the Great Northern Railway to paint a series of portraits of Native Americans for a series of calendars. Mr. Reiss enjoyed a long partnership with the railroad, travelling many times to Glacier Park. His works for the railway documented a people in transition and cultivated respect for the Natives. When he died in 1953, the Blackfeet spread his ashes along the Eastern edge of Glacier National Park. The first poster shows an elderly tribesman in traditional ceremonial clothing with yellow border. The poster shows Winold Reiss’ name in the lower left and is titled “Angry Bull – Blackfeet Indian Hunter – Glacier National Park in Montana. The lower right side is marked © 1955. Great Northern RY. ST. PAUL, MINN., U.S.A.” The second poster shows Spider a Blackfeet Indian Song and Dance Man. The poster also features the artists name and trade marked © 1955. Great Northern RY. ST. PAUL, MINN., U.S.A.” in the lower right. The larger poster measure 20” x 24”. For a complete representation of condition and for additional images please call 800-686-4216. It is the buyer’s responsibility to view each image and preview the item to determine condition.