009 - General Custer (FS.II.379, Cowboys & Indians), 1986

"General Custer (FS.II.379)" is a screenprint created by Andy Warhol for his 1986 series "Cowboys & Indians". From the edition of 376, the artwork is signed 'Andy Warhol' and annotated lower left. The image size is 36 x 36" and the artwork is framed in a custom, closed corner, gold leaf frame. The artwork ships framed and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. In his 1986 portfolio, Cowboys and Indians, Andy Warhol turns his critical eye toward one of America’s most mythologized narratives, juxtaposing Indigenous culture and heroic Western figures. The portfolio serves as a line of interrogation between history, cultural identity, appropriation, and visual power. This print serves as visual and symbolic anchor within the portfolio. General Custer presents the controversial cavalry commander as a glamorous icon — flattened, heroic, and commodified like a Hollywood star, yet beneath the glamor lies a legacy of conquest and catastrophe. By treating Custer in the same visual