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Two on a Circle

Artist Jim C. Norton (American, 1953 - 2023)

Date1993

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions20 × 24 inches (50.8 × 61 cm)
Frame: 28 1/8 × 32 1/2 × 1 7/8 inches (71.4 × 82.6 × 4.8 cm)

Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2006

Object number31.262.1

ClassificationsPaintings

Label TextNorton’s signature includes a monogram of the letters CA. The monogram identifies his election to membership in the Cowboy Artists of America. The organization’s mission stresses authenticity and connections to the past. It includes goals, “To perpetuate the memory and culture of the Old West as typified by the late Frederic Remington, Charles Russell, and others; To insure authentic representations of the life of the West, as it was and is.” Norton’s subject meets those goals. He painted two cowboys riding in a roundup. The term “circle” in the title refers to their assignment to cover an area.

ProvenancePurchased April 1, 2006 through (Scottsdale Art Auction, Scottsdale, Arizona, via Roger E. Foltz, Two Pine Art, Omaha, Nebraska) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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