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Untitled, Portrait of Cheyenne Chief Wolf Robe By Rudolph, 1904 Pyrography on wood panel, 10-5/8 in. wide by 13-3/4 in. tall (inside the frame) and 16-3/4 in. wide by 20 in. tall (framed) After an 1898 lithograph by F. A. Rinehart of Omaha Digital image thanks to Sally Christensen

Untitled, Portrait of Cheyenne Chief Wolf Robe, detail By Rudolph, 1904 Pyrography on wood panel, 10-5/8 in. wide by 13-3/4 in. tall (inside the frame) and 16-3/4 in. wide by 20 in. tall (framed) After an 1898 lithograph by F. A. Rinehart of Omaha Digital image thanks to Sally Christensen

Untitled, Portrait of Cheyenne Chief Wolf Robe, detail By Rudolph, 1904 Pyrography on wood panel, 10-5/8 in. wide by 13-3/4 in. tall (inside the frame) and 16-3/4 in. wide by 20 in. tall (framed) After an 1898 lithograph by F. A. Rinehart of Omaha Digital image thanks to Sally Christensen

Untitled, Portrait of Cheyenne Chief Wolf Robe, detail of the signature and date, lower right corner By Rudolph, 1904 Pyrography on wood panel, 10-5/8 in. wide by 13-3/4 in. tall (inside the frame) and 16-3/4 in. wide by 20 in. tall (framed) After an 1898 lithograph by F. A. Rinehart of Omaha Digital image thanks to Sally Christensen

Untitled, Portrait of Cheyenne Chief Wolf Robe By Rudolph, 1904 Pyrography on wood panel, 10-5/8 in. wide by 13-3/4 in. tall (inside the frame) and 16-3/4 in. wide by 20 in. tall (framed) After an 1898 lithograph by F. A. Rinehart of Omaha Digital image thanks to Sally Christensen

Antique collector Sally Christensen acquired the beautiful panel above, but to date knows little of its provenance.

She is hoping that someone will know of the artist who simply signed "Rudolph 1904" in the lower right hand corner of the panel. The work has small details of color and there appear to be pencil marks in places, as well.

Thanks to a lithograph by Frank Rinehart, the subject of this work has been identified as Chief Wolf Robe of the southern Cheyennes who eventually ended up in Oklahoma. Chief Wolf Robe is believed by many to be the one whose image is on the Indian Head Nickel. Note that Chief Wolf Robe is depicted wearing a Peace Medal—the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Medallion that was awarded to him.

If you have any questions or any information regarding this early 20th century pyrography panel, please e-mail Sally Christensen and the E-Museum Curator.

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