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A Thrilling Experience of Life on the Plains. Splitting a Herd of Stampeded Buffaloes
A Thrilling Experience of Life on the Plains. Splitting a Herd of Stampeded Buffaloes
A Thrilling Experience of Life on the Plains. Splitting a Herd of Stampeded Buffaloes

A Thrilling Experience of Life on the Plains. Splitting a Herd of Stampeded Buffaloes

Artist (1861 - 1909)
Date1889
Mediumpen and ink, ink wash, pencil heightened with white on illustration board
Dimensionsboard: 18 1/4 × 25 1/2 in. (46.4 × 64.8 cm)
frame: 26 3/4 × 34 1/4 in. (67.9 × 87 cm)
ClassificationsART, 2-DIMENSIONAL
Credit LineRockwell Foundation
Object number78.50 F
DescriptionHorizontal rectangle showing two men, standing in foreground with herd of buffalo coming toward them; firing shots toward herd to divide it.
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  • Art of the American West
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