Writing reads: Crazy Horse with hail markings on himself and his horse for protection. Red hawk tail feather on his hair- Crazy Horse did not wear a war bonnet in battle, but did adorn Red-tail Hawk feathers because of the strength and swiftness associated with that bird of prey. The hail markings, worn for protection, were shown to him by wakiyans, or thunder beings, during a vision quest.

This warrior was down to his final arrow when he charged a group of soldiers at Little Bighorn. In a hail of bullets he drew his bow and shot. With only his bow left, he continued his charge, lunging over and into the group counting coup on a number of them with his bow.

Writing reads: Moving Robe Woman kills two cavalry men. One a blackman who was married to a Sioux woman but took sides with the calvary when the battle of the Little Big Horn started. She carries her brother’s shield – Long Soldier recollects the story that this cavalry soldier had married Moving Robe Woman’s sister and had been living with the Sioux. With the arrival of the cavalry at Little Bighorn, the soldier switched sides again and was targeted as a traitor. Daniel states soldier would had been protected from the army by the Sioux had he remained loyal.

The Lakota Wicitowa (Lakota Paintings) of Daniel Long Soldier are one of the purest expressions of American art we’ve ever presented. The naïve drawing style, created on pages of an authentic late 1800’s ledger, immediately raise the question of whether or not we were looking at something created 150 years ago or today. Long Soldier brings us what no other artist can: he grew up hearing the stories and exploits of the Oglala Sioux told as family histories. Just as we know what Uncle Jack did during WWII, he knows what his Grandfather did at Little Bighorn.
The four-panel story of Jack Red Cloud is just such an example. As an adult, Red Cloud was recognized as a leader and orator of the Oglala. As a young man he was as eager as any other young brave to prove his worth in battle. As the son of the renowned chief Red Cloud, he felt the pressure even more. Wearing his father’s war bonnet and carrying his gun Yellow Boy, Jack and other teen warriors rode with a war party against the Crow.
Jack bravely attacked a group of Crow by himself, but found himself in trouble when he ran out of ammunition for Yellow Boy. Recognized as the chief’s son he became the target of the Crow. In the ensuing chase he knocked off his horse as the Crow counted coup and lost his father’s bonnet and rifle. He was saved by a fellow Oglala warrior.
Daniel Long Soldier’s four-panel story of Jack Red Cloud has been combined onto a single sheet for presentation as this Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Edition Giclèe Paper. This 29 ½" x 21" print, in an edition of 50, is as authentic piece of fine art and Plain’s history as any collector could hope to own.

This warrior gained renown for counting coup on soldiers multiple times at Little Bighorn. After riding once into the soldiers guns to touch the enemy, he went back on foot a second time to count coup again.