Worth a
Thousand Words

From the age of 2 or 3, I remember seeing this "Indian maiden" print in the dining room of my paternal grandparents' house. Imagine sitting on the other side of the dining room table with this print facing you directly. 

It made a tremendous impression: The images were exciting and memorable. The painting told a story. I could imagine different aspects of the story: how the couple and their dog got into the predicament, whether they would get out of it, and what the couple was like.  

As an adult I'm not satisfied with still life paintings. Nor is my husband Chuck. We collect artwork that tells a story or leads your imagination to wander.  

After years of looking for a copy of this 1938 print, I bought one on ebay.  The title of the print is A Hasty Retreat. The artist's name is Walter Haskell Hinton, who also painted at least two other similar paintings with Indian braves, maidens, grizzly bears, and dogs. He was a popular graphic artist at the time.

Of course, the painting may not be absolutely fantastic, but it started my appreciation for art, and I still like it.  

I bought the print from Dean Patzer on www.ebay.com, then framed it. Interestingly, on ebay there's an entire group of folks who collect Indian maiden prints! I've since acquired two other prints by Hinton on ebay and another Indian maiden print by a different artist.