Talking Gun Strong

Pastel drawing on paper "Talking Gun Strong" by Weinold Reiss. Depicts a portrait in profile of a Native American male with bronze skin tone. His hair is in two braids tied with orange ribbon and a brown feather.

Winold Reiss (September 16, 1886 – August 23, 1953) was a German-born American artist, graphic designer, and portraitist. In 1913 he immigrated to the United States, where he was able to follow his interest in Native Americans, working for a lengthy period on the Blackfeet Reservation. Over the years Reiss painted more than 250 works of Native Americans.