Harry Jackson (American, 1924-2011). "Washakie II / Second State" bronze on a stone base, 1981. Edition 6 of 50. Foundry stamp, signature, date, and edition number on bronze. Brass plaque reading "WASHAKIE SECOND STATE HARRY JACKSON" on stone base. A magnificent bronze sculpture skillfully rendered in the round by Harry Jackson, one of America's most distinguished Western artists. Jackson depicted Washakie, an important leader of the Shoshone people during the 19th century who led the Shoshones to meetings of the Treaty of Fort Laramie, mounted upon his agile steed and donning a grand feathered headdress. Jackson not only captured this horse and rider in a lifelike manner, but also delineated the surfaces of the figures as well as the land below with his signature expressive manner. An elegant homage to Chief Washakie - respected for both his prowess on the battlefield and his negotiations toward peace - by Harry Jackson, an artist who dedicated himself to preserving the history and lore of the Old West in his art. Size: 15.5" W x 18.4" H (39.4 cm x 46.7 cm); 20.25" H (51.4 cm) on included custom stand.

About the artist: "Harry Jackson grew up in Chicago and had two passions: drawing and horses. At age fourteen, he hopped on a freight train to Cody, Wyoming, to become a cowboy. He served as a combat artist for the Marines in World War II, and when he returned, studied art under the GI Bill. After a stint as a radio actor and narrator, he moved to New York City, where he belonged to a circle of abstract expressionist painters including Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Grace Hartigan, to whom he was married for a time. In the early 1950s, Jackson traveled to Europe, where he studied the Old Masters, and although he continued to appreciate abstract art, his own work from this time on was representational. He is most noted for his bronze sculptures that tell stories of the Old West." (Smithsonian American Art Museum website)

Harry Jackson's art is in prestigious collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.; Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas; Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Wyoming; the Meeteetse Museum, Wyoming; University of Wyoming; Wyoming State Museum; American Museum In Britain, Bath, England; Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, California; and the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, Austin, Texas.

Provenance: private Erie, Colorado, USA collection; purchased at Call of the Wild Gallery, Dallas, Texas, USA in 1983

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Excellent overall condition. Foundry stamp as well as signature, date, and edition number on bronze integral base. Brass plaque reading "WASHAKIE SECOND STATE HARRY JACKSON" on stone base.