Lot 57
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Harry Jackson (b. 1924)
Harry Jackson (b. 1924)

'The Marshall II,' A Bronze Equestrian Group of John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn

Details
Harry Jackson (b. 1924)
'The Marshall II,' A Bronze Equestrian Group of John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn
inscribed and dated 'Harry Jackson 1979' and impressed with the artist's thumbprint 'MA II, ' and numbered '41' and stamped with the Wyoming Foundry Studios seal 'WFS ITALIA'
17in. (45cm.) high, brown patina, including base with brass tag inscribed 'THE MARSHALL II HARRY JACKSON'
Literature
L. Pointer and D. Goddard, Harry Jackson, New York, 1981, pp. 123-124, 249-255, illustration of another example

Lot Essay

The equestrian portrait of John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn was commissioned by Time Magazine for the cover of the August 8, 1969 issue. Jackson reworked the model for a period of over eleven years. The Marshall II, the middle of the three sizes in which the portrait was edited, was cast in an edition of 100.