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Original Pen & Ink on Paper by Will James

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Original Pen & Ink on Paper by Will James
Entitled "Peace and Contentment" signed lower right with 'Peace and Contentment May That Be With You This Christmas, And New Years, And Always'. Image measures 7"x5 1/2" in single linen mat with black fillet and molded wood frame. Brass plaque on frame reads '1892 Will James 1942, used on Will James personal Christmas card 1926'. Purchased from the Cody Old West Auction in 2008. 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.