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Original - "A bad hoss", a 1904 lithograph by Charles Marion Russell.
Reason
Fine work by a major artist. I may be wrong, but I think his art had a big role in codifying the Cowboy image.
Articles in which this image appears
Cowboy, Charles Marion Russell
FP category for this image
Could go a few ways: Either art or American History. Probably art.
Creator
Charles Marion Russell
The last one had too many people according to you, so I find a major artist of the Wild West - one of the people responsible for creating the popular image of cowboys - and provide our only high-quality image of his work. Now major artists aren't eyecatching. What CAN be featured nowadays? Adam Cuerden (talk) 18:42, 25 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Charles Marion Russell - A bad hoss (1904).jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 17:42, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]


I am a fan of western art and a proud holder of a BFA. I believe that Charles Russell was able to capture a degree of movement and detail in this work that most modern artists cannot capture. This despite the use of photos as a visual resource that was not available in Russell's day. This painting includes unsurpassed details of movement, anatomy and history, all in one image. I challenge any modern artist to surpass this phenomenal image and improve on Charles' contribution! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.219.1.139 (talk) 00:08, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]