The primary resource for access to works representative of his career is in Brookings, South Dakota, at the South Dakota Art Museum.

Paul Goble passed away on January 5, 2017. In a letter to Goble Locke once wrote, “You’ve done more to heighten an awareness of our culture than just about anyone I can think of.” He is a true friend of our people.” Like Nelson, world-renowned Lakota flute player and hoop dancer, Kevin Locke, is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Paul Goble, with his artistic insights, has shared our Lakota tradition and spiritual teachings with the world in a positive way. His paintings and his storytelling honor Lakota ways.

Nelson says, “Paul Goble has a good heart. They are a part of the Native American tradition, part of this land.” Award-winning Lakota author and illustrator S.D. However, his intentions were clear when he stated, “The myths that I am retelling are not Tolkien-like stories to entertain, but are like Bible stories, parables, which hold real truths at different levels.

Goble recognized the issue of an Englishman recording the cultural heritage of American Indians. Throughout his long career, Goble focused on Plains American Indian history and retellings of traditional American Indian stories. Goble’s Caldecott winner, The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, is just one of over 40 books in a career extending back to his first title, Red Hawk’s Account of Custer’s Last Battle, published in 1969. In 1979 he received the Caldecott Medal, which is one of the most prestigious awards in all of children’s literature. Throughout his career, Goble garnered countless awards for his writing and artwork. He moved to the Black Hills of South Dakota permanently in 1977 and became an American citizen in 1984. As a young man he made several visits to the United States to spend time in reservations in South Dakota and Montana. He also grew up with a deep fascination for the indigenous peoples of North America. He grew up in a family where art and literature were valued and promoted. Author and illustrator Paul Goble was born in England on September 27, 1933.

Buffalo woman by paul goble