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Verso:
Signed and titled in the artist’s hand

According to Harold McCracken, author of The Frank Tenney Johnson Book, “American art has been enriched by the work of a number of artists who devoted their talents to realistically portraying the factual story of the early American West. There is nothing in our history that is more dramatically colorful or more purely American than that story; and this school of artists have provided the most comprehensive portrayal that we have of that era. The pictorial record is more understandable even than all the volumes of history that have been written on the subject.

“Most widely and highly regarded among these Western artists are Frederic Remington and Charles Marion Russell. There are others who deserve recognition which has not been given; and probably the most worthy among these is Frank Tenney Johnson.

“Remington, Russell, and Johnson all followed the same subjective theme of portraying the early-day cowboys, Indians, and pioneers in a realistic and factual manner; although the work of these three is quite different in scope and perspective.”

Condition ReportOriginal canvas. Two repair patches on back of canvas. Cracking throughout sky and right side of painting. Surface condition is good. Two inch diameter spot of inpainting below horse’s head. Half inch diameter spot of inpainting to the left of back rider. Half inch spot of inpainting to the right of lead Indian’s head. Two inch spot of inpainting to the left of lead Indian’s head. Quarter inch spot of inpainting in upper-right corner.

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