Hart Merriam Schultz a.k.a. Lone Wolf (1882-1965)

In Blackfoot is Nitoh Mahkwii. His given name was Hart Merriam Schultz, the son of James Willard Schultz and Fine Shield Woman. His father was the author of many books with Indian subjects, beginning with "My Life As An Indian" in 1907. They educated Lone Wolf in Indian schools. He began painting when he was eleven years old, amusing his fellow cowboys with sketches while he worked as a range rider. They say that he was taught art by Thomas Moran who did encourage Lone Wolf's career as an artist.

   Lone Wolf left the reservation in 1904, he attended Los Angeles Artist Student League in 1910 and studied in Chicago from 1914 to 1915. He illustrated his father's books with paintings signed with a line drawing of a wolf's face. His style was in the school of Remington and Russell. The 1918 dedication of James Willard Schultz's "Bird Woman" is to his son, Lone Wolf: "Born near the close of the buffalo days he was, and ever since with his baby hands he began to model statuettes of horses and buffalo and deer with clay from the river banks, his one object has been the world of art." Hart Merriam Schultz died in Tucson, Arizona in 1965.
 

Lone Wolf to Take Part In Parade
Tucson Newspaper Feb.1,1927

   Lone Wolf noted Blackfeet Indian artist, and last of the western school of painters now that Charlie Russell and Fredric Remington have gone to thier final reward, is back in Tucson for the rodeo on February  20, 21 and 22 and expects to remain here through the rest of the winter. The talented Indian together with Mrs. Lone Wolf, is now established at Palo Alto headquarters ranch of La Osa, where they are the guests of Jack Kinney.

   Lone Wolf, in the gaudy beaded chieftains suit which was handed down to him through his valiant Blackfeet forebears, will again be seen in the Rodeo Parade, the opening feature of Tucson's annual rodeo. A first prize went to the indian in last year's parade.

   Since leaving Tucson last spring Lone Wolf has divided his time between his Glacier Park home in the Blackfeet reservation of Montana, at his hunting lodge near Springerville, Arizona, and at Chicago. At the Windy City the Indian's paintings attracted favorable attention during an exhibition which resulted in several enviable commissions and sales of his canvases. Among these was an admirable executed cowboy scene which went begging in Tucson last year at a price of $250.00 and which found a ready buyer in Chicago at $300.00, the artist said.

   While at Palo Alto Lone Wolf will add to his collection of Western paintings which will later be on view in Tucson.

Lone Wolf drew the artwowk for the first 1925 Rodeo Program, and it was used for four or fiver more years after that.