Lon Megargee - Cowboy Builds a Loop - Allan J. McIntyre Fine Art

Allan J. McIntyre Fine Art - Lon Megargee

Allan J. McIntyre Fine Art

Allan J. McIntyre Fine Art - Lon Megargee

THE COWBOY BUILDS A LOOP

Lon Megargee (1883-1960) "The Cowboy Builds a Loop" 1944, 16 prints in portfolio. Edition size: Unknown. Now rare in complete portfolio form. Condition: Near Fine. Margins - as issued. Printed on tan laid paper. To view all of the images, condition statements, and dimensions - CLICK HERE	Click above for larger image.

BASIC PORTFOLIO DESCRIPTION: 16 prints on laid paper. Heavy card stock portfolio. Commentary on back of portfolio. Published by Lon Megargee. Copyright 1944. THE PORTFOLIO FOLDER: The front cover of the portfolio is decorated with a Megargee print done in red (see image upper right). The cover reads, "The Cowboy Builds a Loop" "Lon Megargee." The portfolio folder itself is made of a heavy tan card stock, folded, with cut tabs to hold the prints. The folder, closed, measures 13 1/8" x 10 3/4" (332 x 272 mm). Portfolio condition: There is a slight discoloration near the upper right hand corner, very minor. Additionally, there are some minor creases to the corners. The back of the portfolio displays a list of the prints, a Lon Megargee image, and a foreword written by Western author Owen Arnold, it is signed "O. A." and reads: What's inside a lariat loop? A Steer's head, yes, or a snorting stallion, or perchance even a mountain lion. But symbolically it takes in more than that. If the cowboy has imagination, the loop of his yearning takes in all that he sees and knows and loves; and if he has friendliness, he wants most of all to share those things. Here for you, then, are some of the fine things that Lon Megargee has roped. Scenes of beauty from the borderland; vibrant glimpses of the old frontier; characters who are lusty and bold. Together they are a portfolio in rare artistry, depicting our southwestern region of romance. In strength and variety and interpretive feeling they are unexcelled. Fortunate is the person who owns them. -O. A. The list of Lon Megargee prints, in order, are: Burros, Taos Pueblo, The Bronc, Westward Ho, Apaches, The Shrine, Siesta, The Dance, Cuernavaca, The Drum, Wild Horses, The Trapper, Busted, La Paloma, War Bonnett [sic], and Lone Cowboy.
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Specializing in fine prints and art on paper by graphic artists and printmakers
of the American desert Southwest, primarily Arizona and New Mexico, created before 1950.