The Cowboys and Indians series by Andy Warhol comprises ten screenprints on Lenox Museum Board, including General Custer (F. & S. II.379). In this series, Warhol employs stereotypical figures and symbols to portray America's romanticised view of the American West. By selecting General Custer—who played a significant role in the displacement of Native American tribes—as the subject, Warhol comments on how American actions in the West have been glorified in popular imagination. Rather than presenting a historically accurate depiction of Native Americans and Cowboys, Warhol aims to capture the idealised version of the West familiar from Western films and TV. In General Custer, Warhol draws visual inspiration from this classic Western narrative while stripping away historical context to create a stylized, pop art representation. By removing Custer from his historical setting, Warhol's work emphasises the dramatic, larger-than-life aspects of his subject through vibrant colours and detailed imagery. The series contrasts figures like Custer and Sitting Bull, directly addressing the misleading narratives surrounding these historical figures and the continued fascination with their mythologized stories.