Collectibles
The Cowboy Artist’s Mentor
- Published May 13, 2013
- Written by Meghan Saar
Pretty much everyone in the art world knows the name Charlie Russell, but not so much John Norval Marchand, even though he is the artist who introduced Russell to the New York scene.
Bigfoot Stands Out
- Published April 16, 2013
- Written by Meghan Saar
At the age of 19, William A.A. Wallace lit out for Texas to avenge the deaths of his brother and cousin who had been killed while fighting for Texas independence from Mexico at the 1836 battle in Goliad.
Picture-Perfect Custer
- Published February 12, 2013
- Written by Meghan Saar
There must be five hundred pictures of Custer’s Last Stand, and not two dozen of the Washita,” wrote renowned art historian Brian Dippie in 2009.
Cowboy’s Badge of Honor
- Published March 18, 2013
- Written by Meghan Saar
One cowboy’s badge of honor, his spurs, earned an impressive price at High Noon’s Western Americana auction in Mesa, Arizona, on January 26, 2013.
Black Gold Gushers
- Published January 08, 2013
- Written by Meghan Saar
Wildcatters have started some of the grandest collections of historical Western art known to man. Denver’s Philip F. Anschutz. Fort Worth’s Sid Richardson and Amon Carter. Tulsa’s Thomas Gilcrease. Shreveport’s R.W. Norton. Bartlesville’s Frank Phillips.
