Posted on 05/24/2011 1:34:18 PM PDT by sussex
Then in 1990, browsing in a local discount bookstore I picked up a copy of “Exploring The West” by Herman J Viola and there, on page 240 was this picture, “Open Range”, painted by Maynard Dixon in 1942…..
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They can't help it, you should be more considerate of them.
Though no longer as respected as before,
there still are cowboys between the great shores.
A rifle, a horse and a dog by his side
He takes only his honor and morals for his ride
From freezing snows to burning sands
He leaves his mark on this land.
Harry Reid will give you hand out for saying that.
How is your constipation?
Dixon’s works now sell in excess of $1 million per canvas. I heard a story that Dixon had his atelier in San Fracisco and much of his work was destroyed in the earthquake and fire of 1906. Distraught, he headed to the southwest to seek new themes. And the rest, as they say, is history.
ping for the binger
Interesting.
Me and the missus are still on track to be there!
Great news!
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