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Black and White Steer

Artist Frank Reaugh (American, 1860 - 1945)

Date1936

Mediumpastel on paper

Dimensions4 x 7 1/2 inches (10.2 x 19.1 cm)
Frame: 8 1/4 × 12 1/8 × 1 inches (21 × 30.8 × 2.5 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Nelda C. Stark, 1999

Object number31.56.2

ClassificationsPaintings

Label TextThe longhorn was the favorite subject of Reaugh (pronounced Ray). He said, “I like the old long-horned steer, the steer that made Texas famous.” Born in Illinois, Reaugh came to Texas with his family in 1876. He developed an interest in art. In the early 1880s, the brothers Frank and Romey Houston were cattlemen in Texas. They invited Reaugh to accompany them and their cowboys on cattle round ups and trail drives. Thus, he gained first-hand experience. Reaugh described the longhorn as “graceful, agile and alert, and the most colorful animal in existence.”

ProvenanceNita Hill Stark [1890-1939] and H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965][1]; by inheritance to her husband H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965][2]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; bequeathed December 13, 1999 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation [3]; accessioned August 31, 2005 to the Stark Museum of Art | 1. Owned jointly by H.J. Lutcher Stark and Nita Hill Stark until her death at which point her ½ interest was bequeathed to H.J. Lutcher Stark. | 2. Appraisal Report of H. J. Luther Stark and Estate of Nita Hill Stark, Orange, Texas, October 11, 1939. Listings of the Second Floor Living Room, Page C003653, listed as "Indian with Corn, in Front of a Fire" | 3. Transferred August 15, 2005 from Nelda C. Stark Estate to Nelda C. and H.J Lutcher Stark Foundation in accordance with residuary clause (Article III, Section M) of the Will of Nelda C. Stark

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