About Me
- R. Stuart Carpenter
- Juried artist, R. Stuart Carpenter, studied fine art, as well as commercial art in Chicago, Illinois. His early career found him honing his talents at various studios and agencies throughout the Chicagoland area. He now exhibits his artwork in the Valley of the Sun, where he has resided since 1991. Drawing inspiration from early Native American history, tradition and folklore, th artist respectfully illustrates our nation's first celebrated people. These exceptional mided-media, three dimentional works of art are found in many private collections throughout the United States. In this exquisite series, Mr. Carpenter has preserved the proud heritage of Amerca's first people.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Medicine Helper
This sculpture, Medicine Helper, will be on display at the Arizona State Fair in October, 2009.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Black Kettle
Black Kettle $2,500.00 plus s & hAccepted into the 45th Annual Glendale Juried Fine Arts Exhibit.
Winner Maricopa County Fair, 2008:
First Place in Sculpture Wall-Hanging Class.
Best of Class.
Chief Black Kettle, a Southern Cheyenne leader, firmly believed that his tribe could be preserved only through co-existing with the White Man.
On the morning of September 28, 1864, Black Kettle and his delegation met with John Evans, the territorial governor of Colorado.
The chief made a passionate appeal: “All we ask is that we may have peace with the Whites . . . We want to take good tidings home to our people that they may sleep in peace . . . We are not the enemy. I have not come here with a little wolf’s bark, but have come to talk plain with you . . . We want peace. “
The governor answered Back Kettle’s fervent plea with evasions and recriminations, humiliating the chief in front of his entire delegation. In truth, Governor Evans and his council had no intention of stifling the war frenzy they had created.
At dawn on November 27, 1868, four years and two months after his
impassioned petition (and subsequent to the Sand Creek Massacre) a war-weary Black Kettle and wife, Medicine Woman, were killed during a Bluecoat surprise attack at the sanctuary Cheyenne village on the Washita River, near Fort Cobb, Oklahoma. This vile act of aggression forever changed the peaceful dynamic in the region between the White Man and the Indians.
Blue Jacket
Shawnee War Chief
Blue Jacket is the artist's interpretation of a Shawnee war chief moments before the 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers.
Note the red stripes on the lower portion of Blue Jacket's face. Each stripe represents a successful raid into an enemy camp.
Blue Jacket is the artist's interpretation of a Shawnee war chief moments before the 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers.
Note the red stripes on the lower portion of Blue Jacket's face. Each stripe represents a successful raid into an enemy camp.
Geronimo
The Dawning of the War Shaman
In fierce defense of Apache land, Geonimo held off soldiers from Mexico and the United States at the same time, earning him Teddy Roosevelt's praise and admiration.
The Rough Rider was quoted as saying, "Geronimo is a great patriot warrior."
Ghost Dancer
The highly sacred dance of the ghost dancers originated in the 1870s from a vision that came to Wavoka, a Paiute Indian. The Great Father appeared to Wovoka and instructed him to lead his people in this dance.
At the same instant, the Ghost Dance religion was born, a religion of prosperity that radiated serenity and peace.
Long Claws
Indian lore tells the story of Long Claws, an Absaroka warrior, who killed a large badger, thus gaining the animal's great spirit and strength.
"If there is any formidable task, any grievous duty, then it is mine to do. I now have the power."
Long Claws,
Absaroka warrior
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