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Original Charcoal on Paper by Will James

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Original Charcoal on Paper by Will James
Entitled "Smoky and the Wolves", image measures 19 1/2"x14 1/2" with single mat and fancy gold and black wood frame. In Scribners 1922 issue Smoky the Cowhorse page 69. Purchased in October 2006 for $25,000. Will James, cowboy, cattle rustler, and beloved author and artist of the American West was born in Quebec, Canada. He came West at the age of fifteen and became a cowhand showing artistic talent from an early age, gaining a reputation for his sketches of life on the range. Between 1920 and his death in 1942 Will James wrote and illustrated more than twenty books and numerous magazine articles. The Will James Society promotes his legacy, literature, and art, and donates his books to schools and libraries throughout the United States and Canada. They also send softcover versions to military installations in the US and overseas. The society is currently located in Elko, Nevada which is also the home of the Northeastern Nevada Museum, the home of Don Frazier's collection of art works and books by Will James.From the Bill A. Gary estate Prescott, AZ.