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This past June, to the surprise
of absolutely no one with their finger on the pulse of the art
world, Morgan Weistling’s Indian Stories was announced as
the winner of the 2008 Prix de West Purchase Award. About the
painting Weistling said,“I wanted to capture the tradition
of storytelling on canvas and worked on the idea for several
years.The painting began with the idea of a grandfather telling
stories of his adventures on the Oregon Trail. His grandchildren
become completely absorbed by his tale of how he was befriended
by the Blackfoot Indians and their gift of the pipe.While we
can imagine that this is not the first time their grandmother
has heard the story, her delight is in the children’s reactions.”
Like The Quilting Bee, 19th
Century Americana, which took another of the Western art world’s
highest honors, Indian Stories is destined itself to become a
cherished part of American art history. |