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M.J. Evans
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PINTO! Based Upon the True Story of the Longest Horseback Ride in History
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Art and the Old West
I love studying artists and their artwork. When my children were in elementary school, I volunteered to teach the "Great Artist" program. Charles Russell was one of the many artists that I researched and presented to the kids. I love going to art museums. The Met in NYC is one of my favorite! I always go with a list of artists that I would like to see. I never miss the Rembrandts! While I was reading the journals written by the Overland Westerners, I came across this account by George regarding seeing some paintings by Charles Russell whom he calls "Cowboy Russell." I loved it, so it had to go in the book! "PINTO!" not only won the Book Excellence Award, it is a finalist for the Chanticleer Book Awards for middle-grade historical.
Book Excerpt
PINTO! Based Upon the True Story of the Longest Horseback Ride in History
The men left for town in a noisy horseless carriage they called a “Depot Car.” They were carrying calendars and cards to sell in Helena. When they returned, George was talking excitedly about meeting up with the man who had been the fire chief before his retirement.
“Can you believe it? The old man showed me some famous paintings by ‘Cowboy’ Russell,” George said.
“Who’s Cowboy Russell?” Slim asked.
“Only the most famous painter in the whole country,” Jay said.
“The whole country?” Slim said. His raised eyebrows and cocked head showed me he wasn’t convinced.
“Well, one of the most famous, and certainly the most famous in the West,” George said. George was quite taken by the paintings he saw, and described them as depicting the Wild West we had been traveling through all these long days.
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