Kenneth Riley (B. 1919)

The Guidon

Details

Kenneth Riley (B. 1919)
The Guidon
signed and dated 'Kenneth Riley/76' (lower right)
oil on masonite
17 7/8 x 24 in. (45.5 x 60.9 cm.)

Provenance

Settlers West Gallery, Tucson, Arizona.
John S. DuMont.
Little John's Auction Service, Inc., Orange, California, 22 January 2008, lot 88.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Exhibited

Palm Beach, Florida, The Society of the Four Arts, Recapturing the Real West: Collections of William I. Koch, February 4-April 15, 2012.

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Lot Essay

Troops and squadrons in the cavalry relied upon guidons, flags that either narrowed to a point or forked at their fly ends, to display the branch insignia, the company letter and the battalion and regimental numbers.

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