Item Number: TPP 12276A
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The "Official Autographed Editions" of 150 figurines
In response to requests from our enthusiastic collectors, we are delighted to announce that The Trail of Painted Ponies has created the only "Official Autographed Editions" figurines. Serious collectors have been searching for a way to collect figurines that are hand-signed and hand-numbered by the artists that created the original works of art from The Trail of Painted Ponies... Now they can, and they are available exclusively through our website store!
There will be eight Painted Ponies in the Summer 2008 Autographed Editions and each will be special:
- These are the only "Official Autographed Editions" that the artists will hand-sign and hand-number.
- These Autographed Editions will be limited to 150 and will be sequentially numbered 1/150 - 150/150.
- An Official Certificate of Authenticity will accompany each autographed figurine.
On the frozen banks of Wounded Knee Creek, Lakota Chief Big Foot and his followers huddled together, hungry and exhausted. Driven off their lands, they surrendered and were surrounded by the U.S. 7th Calvary that had been ordered to peacefully escort them to a reservation. There was tension in the air. Troops feared the Sioux and the powerful Ghost Dances that spread through the Dakotas as the Indians frantically danced and prayed for the return of their way of life. A single shot rang out from a Calvary gun and chaos erupted. When the smoke cleared, peaceful Chief Big Foot and all of the Lakota lay dead in the snow. As the sun set on South Dakota, a single Native pony wandered the frozen plains in search of his beloved people that would dance no more.
This Iowa artist postponed a career in the arts to raise a family, but has found her passion for painting rekindled with The Trail of Painted Ponies. "Wounded Knee" won first place in the Paint Your Own Pony contest held at the International Museum of the Horse in Lexington, Kentucky in July of 2007.
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- Artist: Vickie Knepper
Purchase Includes Certificate of Authenticity. See Example.
Discounts codes and promotional offers are NOT applicable to autographed edition ponies.
The Trail of Painted Ponies donates a percentage of the proceeds from each order to organizations that support the arts, education, animals and the environment.
