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Cowboy Shielding Himself and Horse with Overcoat from Snake
Cowboy Shielding Himself and Horse with Overcoat from Snake
Cowboy Shielding Himself and Horse with Overcoat from Snake

Cowboy Shielding Himself and Horse with Overcoat from Snake

Artist (American, 1878 - 1936)
Mediumpencil and watercolor on linen paper
Dimensions8 1/2 × 6 1/4 inches (21.6 × 15.9 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.21.311
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextDunton’s sketch replays the theme of the snake causing havoc for the cowboy and his horse. It also portrays clothing that signifies the cowboy. He wears the broad-brimmed hat with ample crown that provides shade. Leather chaps and cuffs protect his legs and wrists. In his hand, he holds a yellow slicker, used for raingear. A slicker would not be much help against a snake. He might have been placing the slicker behind the saddle, when he saw the snake and instinctively tried to use it to distract the reptile.
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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