Howling Wolf (Cheyenne)

Howling Wolf
Howling Wolf while imprisoned at Fort Marion
Born
Ho-na-nist-to

c. 1849
Died(1927-07-05)July 5, 1927 (aged 77–78)
EducationSelf-taught
Known forPainter
MovementLedger art

Howling Wolf (Cheyenne: Ho-na-nist-to, c. 1849–July 5, 1927) was a Southern Cheyenne warrior who was a member of Black Kettle's band and was present at the Sand Creek Massacre in Colorado. After being imprisoned in the Fort Marion in Saint Augustine, Florida in 1875, Howling Wolf became a proficient artist in a style known as Ledger art for the accounting ledger books in which the drawings were done.