Wild West Wonders: May Collector's Auction Event
Sat, May 18, 2024 11:00AM EDT
Lot 662
Winold Reiss Great Northern RR Calling First 1940
Estimate: $150 - $300
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Featured in this lot is this Winold Reiss Great Northern Railroad framed calendar topper of Blackfeet Tribe member Calling First circa 1940. F. Winold Reiss was a German-born American artist and graphic designer. In 1920 he went West for the first time, working for months on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana, painting 36 portraits of tribal members. Over the years Reiss painted more than 250 works depicting Native Americans. Similar paintings by Reiss became known more widely beginning in the 1920 and to the 1950s, when the Great Northern Railway commissioned Reiss to do paintings of the Blackfeet which were then distributed widely as lithographed reproductions on Great Northern calendars. The calendar topper depicts Calling First wearing a tanned hide shirt with geometric designs on the left and right side coming down from the shoulders. He is sitting crisscross on the ground and is beating a drum stick against a large drum. The bottom reads, "Winold Reiss / ©1940 Great Northern RY. St. Paul, U.S.A." in small black lettering. The piece is set in a light colored wood frame. The art and frame show good condition overall with slight wear from its age and use over the years. No signs of obvious damage are present. The visible art measures 19 15/16" L x 12 9/16", while the entire piece measures 21 1/2" L x 14 1/4" W x 7/8" D. It weighs 2 pounds and 14 ounces.
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