When he was a child, American painter Thom Ross (born 1952) became interested in the history of the American Old West by watching television shows such as “Bonanza,” “Rawhide,” and “Have Gun – Will Travel,” as well as John Wayne films. On June 25, 1976, at the hundredth anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Little Bighorn, Ross had what he describes as an “epiphany,” and he decided as an artist to portray iconic American people and events in new ways to bring out a more complex story than the traditional historical myths. Below (left to right) – “Texas Rangers”; “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral”; “Full Moon Billy”; “Wyatt Earp Eating Ice Cream”; “Sitting Bull Signing Autographs”; “Indians Playing Golf”; “Five Riders”; “Man’s Best Friend”; “The Northern Lights of Fredericksburg”; “Annie and Her Dog Dave”; “The Three Crow Scouts”; “Moonrise.”
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