GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Jesse James and his brother Frank were legendary as contemporary Robin Hood figures who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Here they are shown robbing a bank and a train. To add to the image’s realism, Thomas Hart Benton used Dan James, a descendant of the James lineage, as the model for the foreground figure. Benton was pleased enough with the outcome to issue one hundred prints of the lithograph "Jesse James" through the Associated American Artists Galleries in New York.
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William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2005.
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Created 1936
Edition of 100
July 2005
Rebecca Singerman worked on this note
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Place of origin: Kansas City (Missouri/United States): 7013820
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From 1959: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of Leon A. Harris, Jr. in memory of Leon A. Harris, Sr. [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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- Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC~Learn more about this lithograph from the Reynolda House Museum of American Art.
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General Description
Jesse James and his brother Frank were legendary as contemporary Robin Hood figures who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Here they are shown robbing a bank and a train. To add to the image’s realism, Thomas Hart Benton used Dan James, a descendant of the James lineage, as the model for the foreground figure. Benton was pleased enough with the outcome to issue one hundred prints of the lithograph "Jesse James" through the Associated American Artists Galleries in New York.
Excerpt from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2005.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC~Learn more about this lithograph from the Reynolda House Museum of American Art.
Notes
Created 1936
Edition of 100
July 2005
Rebecca Singerman worked on this note
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Place of origin: Kansas City (Missouri/United States): 7013820
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Jesse James
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1959: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of Leon A. Harris, Jr. in memory of Leon A. Harris, Sr. [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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