Artist
Newell Convers Wyeth (American, 1882–1945)American, 1882–1945
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Sheep Herder
- After Their Manner, They Had Turned Their Tails to the Wind, and Were Drifting Ahead of the Storm.
Date1908
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 36 1/2 × 23 3/4 in. (92.7 × 60.3 cm)
Frame: 41 1/8 × 28 5/8 × 2 in. (104.5 × 72.7 × 5.1 cm)
Frame: 41 1/8 × 28 5/8 × 2 in. (104.5 × 72.7 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Mullin
Object number59.26
Not on view
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Department
American ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryCity of Houston, Office of the Mayor, 3 April 1978 "for an indefinite period of time".
"Great American Story-Tellers," Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, November 9, 1979–January 13, 1980.
"The Wyeths Across Texas," Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, Texas, September 7–December 9, 2012; El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, Texas, January 27–April 28, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed "N.C. WYETH" (underlined), recto lower right
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