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John Hauser
1858 - 1918 |
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, John Hauser was
one of several early 20th Century Ohio artists known for paintings of
Western Indians. He is given credit for doing much to educate
Americans about the culture of frontier Indians, including Apache,
Navajo, Pueblo and Sioux. He also did a series of portraits of
Indian chiefs such as Sitting Bull, Red Cloud, Spotted Tail and Lone
Bear.
Hauser was the son of a German cabinet maker and showed an early
aptitude for art. Before age 15, he studied at the Ohio
Mechanic's Institute and at the Cincinnati Art Academy, and he later
studied with Thomas Noble at the McMicken Art School. In 1880,
he enrolled in the Munich Royal Academy of Fine Arts as a student of
Nicholas Gysis and then did further study in Dusseldorf and Paris,
staying in Europe until 1891.
He taught drawing in the Cincinnati public schools, and in 1891, the
same year he accepted that teaching assignment, he traveled to Arizona
and New Mexico where he was captivated by the scenery and
Indians. After this initial trip, he continued to make yearly
visits to reservations where he did highly realistic depictions of
Indian figures, genre and animals.
His love and sympathy for the Indians was recognized in 1901 when he
and his wife were adopted into the Sioux Nation, and he was given the
name "Straight White Shield" and his wife was named
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"Chief On Horseback"
gouache on board
16" x 10"
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