Branding

Artist William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878 - 1936)

Date1910

Mediumpencil and watercolor on paper

Dimensions8 5/8 × 5 1/2 inches (21.9 × 14 cm)

Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965

Object number31.21.307

ClassificationsPaper

Label TextDunton sketched Mexican vaqueros as they prepared to brand cattle. Cattle raisers use the brand to mark ownership of their cattle. The identification was especially important in the days of the open range. Cattle from different outfits would graze in the same lands. At roundup time, the cowboys would separate cattle by their brands.

Provenancepurchased May 11, 1942 through (Joseph Sartor, Dallas, Texas) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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