(American 1859 - 1918) Cincinnati, Ohio. 9" x 19" watercolor
of landscape with cattle. Signed lower right "John Hauser,
Eoldfestein '97". John Hauser was born in Cincinnati, Ohio
and before the age of fifteen, studied at the Ohio
Mechanic's Institute and at the Cincinnati Art Association.
He became the pupil of Thomas A. Noble at the McMicken Art
School in 1873. He traveled to Arizona and New Mexico in
1891, and was drawn to the scenery and the Indians. He
continued to make visits to reservations where he painted
Indian figures, genre and animals. Hauser was officially
adopted into the Sioux nation in 1901 and was given the name
"Straight White Shield". Listed in Dowdy, Mallett, Samuels,
Who Was Who in American Art, Davenports, etc. Important
painter. Fine condition. EST. $700. - $1,500.
