Sergeant Major Bill
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- Item #: KMFL1026
About The Original Painting
Created: 2001
Original Medium: Oil on Canvas
Original Status: The Kenneth M. Freeman Legacy LLC
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About This Limited Edition
Limited Edition Size: 1000
Giclee On Canvas - Laminated and Stretched
Size: 12 inches X 16 inches
Authorized by The Kenneth M. Freeman Legacy Collection
Certificate of Authenticity by The Fine Art Registry
Sergeant Major Bill is the most important of the Buffalo Soldiers painted and sculpted by Ken Freeman. This painting has been featured in the Kenneth M. Freeman show at the Fondazione Metropolitan Museum in Milan, Italy March/April 2007, Buffalo Soldiers, Vacqueros and Friends at the Phippen Museum and, along with the bust sculpture, is a featured element of the Artist at Work - The Kenneth M. Freeman Legacy at the Booth Museum in Cartersville, GA.
It is prominently featured in the museum books "Artist at Work" which represents Freeman's museum book and also the Milan Exhibition book: Kenneth M. Freeman. The painting has also been featured in Western Art Collector Magazine.
“Ken had the true spirit of the Buffalo Soldier in him. He was one of the rare people that realized that although in the document authorizing the forming of the all-black regiments, in 1866, stating that the Officers must be white, the all-white officers were just as much Buffalo Soldiers as the troops they commanded.
When Ken painted, he brought this spirit out in his subjects.
My friend has moved on. I know he wanted to stay but I think God had something more important for him to do. So ... Captain Kenneth M. Freeman ... my dear, dear friend ... Keep your cinch tight, ride easy and your eyes on the horizon. I will see you at our next Post.”
The Buffalo Soldier
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Buffalo Soldiers were assigned to the harshest and most desolate posts. Specific duties included subduing Mexican revolutionaries, outlaws, commancheros, rustlers and hostile Native Americans. Additional administrative duties included exploring and mapping the Southwest, and establishing frontier outposts for future towns. The Buffalo Soldiers fought in the Indians Wars of the American West, Spanish American War of 1898, WWI and WWII.
The Buffalo Soldier Motto: “WE CAN: WE WILL”
Their adversary, whether Indians, outlaws, Mexican revolutionaries, or gun smugglers, found that the Buffalo Soldiers, like their namesake, could not easily be diverted from their trail. Whatever the reason for the name, the Buffalo Soldier has come down in American military history as one of the proudest individuals of all.
GICLEE DEFINITION:
Giclee (pronounced jhee-clay) reproductions were originally developed in 1989 as a digital method of fine art printing. The French word Giclee means to spray ink. Original artwork is converted into digital format, stored in the computer, and then sent directly to a high-resolution inkjet printer. A diverse range of substrates are routinely used, offering a variety of finishes and textures, such as watercolor paper and cotton canvas. Although more expensive than four color offset lithography, Giclee printing gives far higher quality and allows the artist to control every part of the printmaking process.
Kenneth M. Freeman Legacy Giclees have been printed on special quality cotton canvas and have been printed with archival quality inks with a lasting color impression of up to 75 years under extreme UV light exposure. Under normal exposure to UV lighting, they have a lasting impression of up to 200 years. The canvas is then stretched on stretcher bars, and the image is laminated. The Giclee is finally ready for framing and your enjoyment!
Giclee prints are now found in the finest galleries. Reputable museums around the world, including The Louvre, New York's Metropolitan Museum, and The Guggenheim, display Giclees as part of their collections.
