A Famous Artist
The person that created the painting is Henry Francois Farny, who was a famous artist and had a legendary relationship with Native Americans. It is said that when Farny was a child, he learned the forest’s lore from the Seneca tribe who hunted in the area where the artist lived, not far from their reservation in the state of New York. Perhaps you are wondering how Rose’s grandma came to have the artwork if it was authentic.
A Famous Artist
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She wasn’t sure about it but Rose explained her theory. “So he could have been in the area at the time when he was painting it when it was given to my grandmother. And then he moved out to Ohio. But he had associations with the Sioux tribe and they actually adopted him in and they gave him a cipher, ‘LongBoots’.” She also added, “And that’s what that little circle under his signature is.”
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