The painting that I am developing is based on a ledger art drawing of Reno’s retreat, during the Battle of the Greasy Grass… also known as The Battle of the Little Big Horn, or Custer’s Last Stand.   The image here is a detail from this painting.

How can the same event have so many different names?  The same way that the identical event can have different interpretations and meaning… it is shaped by the perspective of the teller.  (Or ultimately, the culture which publishes the history books)  Our information age is a leveling ground in many ways: the ability to bring other perspectives forward…

Check out a web page  regarding this battle!  http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6T5D_Renos_Retreat_Little_Bighorn_National_Battlefield_Crow_Agency_MT