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The Buffalo Hunt
Artist
Leigh, William Robinson
(1866 - 1955)
Date1947
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionscanvas: 78 × 126 1/4 in. (198.1 × 320.7 cm)
frame: 108 1/4 × 143 in. (275 × 363.2 cm)
frame: 108 1/4 × 143 in. (275 × 363.2 cm)
ClassificationsART, 2-DIMENSIONAL
Credit LineRockwell Foundation
Object number78.37 F
DescriptionA herd of bison barrels forward through the pink and yellow landscape, trying to escape the Native American men on horseback who hunt the animals. One large, brown and black bison charges forward, its furry head down, trapped between the cliff edge at right and the man with the bow and arrow at left. The man twists towards the bison, ready to shoot, and his horse rears wildly in the chaos and excitement of the chase.Collections
- Art of the American West
Not on view