This portrait of John "Two Guns" White Calf, a Blackfoot chief whose likeness is widely believed to have inspired the iconic Buffalo Nickel, aims to honor a figure whose face has circulated through American hands for generations. Two Guns was born near Fort Benton, Montana, and was the son of White Calf who was known as the last chief of the Pikuni Blackfoot. Gilleon approached this painting not with the muted tones of historical distance, but with vivid color.
