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Boy Dressed as Cowboy with Rifle and Two Dogs
Boy Dressed as Cowboy with Rifle and Two Dogs
Boy Dressed as Cowboy with Rifle and Two Dogs

Boy Dressed as Cowboy with Rifle and Two Dogs

Artist (American, 1878 - 1936)
Mediumpencil and watercolor on whatman paper
Dimensions10 7/8 × 13 1/4 inches (27.6 × 33.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.21.288
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextThe cowboy as a heroic figure has long appealed to children. Wild West shows entertained families. Movies and television popularized the cowboy image. They inspired children to play as cowboys. Dunton drew his young cowboy with a pose of confident swagger.
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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