Harry Jackson (b. 1924)

'The Marshall' (John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn)

Details

Harry Jackson (b. 1924)
'The Marshall' (John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn)
inscribed and dated '© Harry Jackson 1970 2.P./John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn' (along the base)
polychrome bronze
29 in. (73.7 cm.) high

Literature

L. Pointer and D. Goddard, Harry Jackson, New York, 1981, pp. 248-49, 251, pl. 314-15, 317, illustrations of other examples

Lot Essay

Conceived in 1969, The Marshall depicts John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn in the film True Grit, a role for which the actor received the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' award for Best Actor in 1969. The model was originally commissioned for Time magazine for the cover of the August 8, 1969 issue.

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