The Art of Judy Gordon
Uncle Crazy Horse
Wants YOU
Oil pastel on canvas.
Private collection.
Judy says:
Was struck one day, thinking about creating a painting that had something to do with America's Uncle Sam Wants You, which tries to encourage folks to sign up for the military.
There are no photographs of Crazy Horse. One story about him, was that he was in a dream, living on this land. My idea was to encourage all Americans, to be proud of where they are living; this place being North America, and I created this Crazy Horse, to touch all of you.
Started with pencil, which is what I always begin with, on all of my paintings. I charcoal the back of painting, then transfer onto final. Painted this one with oil pastels. To frame this one, used four limbs, and stretched with leather, just like what John Allen, Roxy's adopted Assiniboine father, recommended. John said, "Stretch canvas just like the way we skin and hang up our deerskins."
I had this painting on my office wall for a long time, coworkers made comments like: “That ought to be a poster, or on a T-shirt.” Then, as a gift, I gave painting to LeAnne Howe.
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