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The Woman Tamer
The Woman Tamer
The Woman Tamer

The Woman Tamer

Artist (American, 1874 - 1939)
Date1923
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions28 x 18 inches (71.1 x 45.7 cm)
Frame: 36 1/4 × 26 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (92.1 × 66.7 × 7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.22.17
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextThis painting illustrated the novel The Woman Tamer by Stanley Shaw, a story of conflict, intrigue, and romance in the frozen Canadian wilderness. Johnson’s painting was the frontispiece with the caption, “Wayne had scarcely time to shout a frantic ‘Watch out!” when Black fired.”
ProvenancePurchased July 8, 1958 through (C. Bland Jamison, Santa Fe, New Mexico) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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