This well-known Oglala Sioux Chief had a distinguished career both as a warrior and spokesman for his tribe. Named "Manishee" at his birth in 1840, he later adopted the name of a famous uncle who was killed in battle. Chief and warrior in his own right, American Horse negotiated a treaty for his people in 1887. Shortly thereafter, he moved his people to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, just in time to escape the massacre of Sioux Ghost Dancers at Wounded Knee in 1890.

Masterwork Bronze with Patina and Paint,
Edition of 30, Year Cast 1992