tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post249818482994472143..comments2024-03-08T04:04:45.132-08:00Comments on Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax and Cabbages and Kings: Art of the of the American West. Irving R. Bacon. 2015 A-Z Challenge loverofwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-55596489757002833072015-04-03T02:19:00.205-07:002015-04-03T02:19:00.205-07:00It's a painting I've never seen before and...It's a painting I've never seen before and a period in history I've always wanted to learn more about. Maybe one day I will. Fran Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02058039806466929922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-27275116291947146372015-04-02T23:38:02.284-07:002015-04-02T23:38:02.284-07:00It's a very sad picture really. There is a fee...It's a very sad picture really. There is a feeling or forlorn acceptance by the Indians.<br />I suppose those pioneers must have been pretty brave even so.bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-30506742227975949432015-04-02T18:09:07.296-07:002015-04-02T18:09:07.296-07:00Excellent choice for your A to Z! Lovely painting...Excellent choice for your A to Z! Lovely painting...<br />CatCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085463730809297977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-79806425009638814982015-04-02T17:35:00.793-07:002015-04-02T17:35:00.793-07:00No, it wasn't Indians who slaughtered buffalo ...No, it wasn't Indians who slaughtered buffalo in huge numbers. It was whites like William Cody.Bob Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350825385315155962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-91239126930671364662015-04-02T16:16:05.369-07:002015-04-02T16:16:05.369-07:00Every time I see Indians I'm saddened. I thin...Every time I see Indians I'm saddened. I think I would have made a good Indian. Love the painting.<br /><br /><a href="http://bushmansworld.blogspot.ca" rel="nofollow">Bushman</a><br /><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com" rel="nofollow">2015 A to Z Challenge Ambassador</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/jwb81074" rel="nofollow">@jwb81074</a><br />Bushmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578478269526006557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-3341068468116396362015-04-02T15:09:41.680-07:002015-04-02T15:09:41.680-07:00People would shoot buffalo from trains. There wer...People would shoot buffalo from trains. There were huge herds, but no more. I don't think that the Indians shot Buffalo for sport, but for food and hides. Ah the "Wild West."loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-13769669600666831022015-04-02T15:05:41.409-07:002015-04-02T15:05:41.409-07:00I think so. The painting seems to be sympathetic ...I think so. The painting seems to be sympathetic to the Indians. They seem helpless about what was to come.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-75067878763419251612015-04-02T13:15:35.050-07:002015-04-02T13:15:35.050-07:00Great that he captured a moment in time and a sigh...Great that he captured a moment in time and a sight we don't see anymore.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-36463587975131129482015-04-02T12:25:47.530-07:002015-04-02T12:25:47.530-07:00Another great painting. I don't know all the d...Another great painting. I don't know all the dates, would he have been aware of what happened to the buffalo and the Indians? The white man has a lot to atone for.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-68161287809549179762015-04-02T11:58:50.976-07:002015-04-02T11:58:50.976-07:00Hi Bob: Thanks for reading this post. I always a...Hi Bob: Thanks for reading this post. I always admire artists who can draw/paint horses like this one.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-13209357583872621812015-04-02T11:55:43.312-07:002015-04-02T11:55:43.312-07:00So many of the artists did bridge two centuries wi...So many of the artists did bridge two centuries with such sweeping changes. Thanks Hilary.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-49504798414370671282015-04-02T11:53:42.100-07:002015-04-02T11:53:42.100-07:00Wasn't an amazing trip? I would go back in a ...Wasn't an amazing trip? I would go back in a minuteloverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-80666845340188772822015-04-02T11:52:28.776-07:002015-04-02T11:52:28.776-07:00Your photographs of your travels are wonderful. I...Your photographs of your travels are wonderful. I will visit often to have a "travel fix."loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-87000055284203171622015-04-02T10:43:31.575-07:002015-04-02T10:43:31.575-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-20499827291393193722015-04-02T10:43:12.570-07:002015-04-02T10:43:12.570-07:00A truly great painting and a painter who I would c...A truly great painting and a painter who I would come across normally. I shall come back to see more of your A-Z.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-18156127839235335752015-04-02T10:06:25.530-07:002015-04-02T10:06:25.530-07:00Hi Nat - fascinating to see that he recorded the l...Hi Nat - fascinating to see that he recorded the landscape with the Indians still the rightful owners and then the transition across to factory work, and heading up the photographic section at Ford. He must have had such an interesting life - with such a great history in his art works - paintings, drawings, photographic prints et al .. and as you say it's so fortunate it's all been maintained as a record .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-78900976389471149582015-04-02T09:49:00.830-07:002015-04-02T09:49:00.830-07:00I absolutely LOVE the picture of the glacier at th...I absolutely LOVE the picture of the glacier at the top of your blog! :) I've cruised to Alaska a couple of times, and I just think it's beautiful.Margo Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474612650116392270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-86639707821667203062015-04-02T07:53:59.798-07:002015-04-02T07:53:59.798-07:00I knew nothing of but his name and some of his wor...I knew nothing of but his name and some of his work before reading this. Really interesting, I'm glad I dropped by! Thanks so much for your kind words on my story.Keith's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564578491652021492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-41786483244512661072015-04-02T06:34:20.794-07:002015-04-02T06:34:20.794-07:00We are lucky to have these paintings to show how o...We are lucky to have these paintings to show how our country developed, not always in a good way. Thanks for your comment. Love your photograph!loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-29294920245000662442015-04-02T06:19:54.422-07:002015-04-02T06:19:54.422-07:00Wow he's from Fitchburg? That's neat. Gr...Wow he's from Fitchburg? That's neat. Great painting......'manifest destiny' sure decimated the Native Americans and the buffalo in a very short period of time.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com