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Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody)
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Maleriet, der gjorde William Pollock berømt, er Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody) (1887); det hænger på Smithsonian American Art Museum i Washington, D.C.. Af de 1 værker af William Pollock i vores katalog er disse 1 de mest beundrede, hver præsenteret med sit årstal, sit museum og det, der gør værket unikt.
Rangordnet efter vores popularitetsscore, som kombinerer søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk. Opdateret november 2026. Hvert mesterværk på denne side kan bestilles som en håndmalet oliereproduktion i museumskvalitet eller som et kunsttryk i den størrelse, du vælger.
Det museum, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.
| Museum | By | Værker af William Pollock | Malerier fra denne liste |
|---|---|---|---|
 Smithsonian American Art Museum |
Washington, D.C. | 1 | Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody) |
Hvert dateret mesterværk af William Pollock på denne side tilhører 1887: her er de.
Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody) (1887)
17 år gammel: Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody) er fra 1887, og William Pollock blev født i 1870.
Vores katalog indeholder 1 værker af William Pollock.
De fleste af dem findes i Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, D.C.). Tabellen ovenfor lister museerne enkeltvis.
Ja. Hvert maleri på denne side kan bestilles som en håndmalet oliereproduktion i museums kvalitet eller som et kunstprint i den størrelse, du ønsker, direkte fra maleriets egen side.
The year is 1898. The heat of Cuba is heavy, thick with the scent of tropical disease and the smoke of the Spanish–American War. Amidst the chaos of the United States 1st Volunteer Cavalry, a man moves with a dual identity. To his fellow Rough Riders, he is a soldier. To his people, he is Tay-loo-wah-ah-who. William Pollock carries the weight of the Pawnee nation into the combat zones of the Caribbean, a soldier who listed "artist" on his enlistment papers. He is a man of two worlds, navigating the rigid structures of the U.S. military and the deep traditions of his heritage.
His life is a series of sharp transitions. From the classrooms of the Haskell Indian Industrial School in Lawrence, Kan., to the battlefields of the Spanish–American War, Pollock’s path is defined by action. He is one of eight Pawnee who joined the Rough Riders, a group of cowboys, miners, and ranchers fighting under the command of Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt. This was not merely a military service; it was a continuation of a long-standing tribal tradition of alliance. The war would eventually claim him, leaving behind a legacy that bridges the gap between the battlefield and the canvas.
Pollock’s existence was cut short, but his presence remains etched in the records of American history. His life was shaped by the following realities:
The brush and the rifle were not mutually exclusive for Pollock. He lived through a period of profound change for the Pawnee, a time when the nation was navigating a declining fortune and shifting alliances. His art emerged from this tension, capturing the figures and the spirit of an era in flux.
The most significant remnant of his hand is an oil on canvas held by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. In this work, titled Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody), Pollock captures the likeness of a man who was himself a symbol of the American frontier. The painting is a large-scale portrait, measuring 36.2 x 71.4 cm (14¼ x 28⅛ in), a substantial physical presence. It is a study of a figure group, a man of action, rendered with the precision of someone who understood the grit of the life he depicted.
Pollock died in 1899, only a year after the height of the Spanish–American War. He remains a singular figure in the history of American art—a Pawnee warrior who used oil and canvas to document the very world he helped fight for. His work survives in the collections of major institutions, a quiet, permanent echo of a life lived at the intersection of war and creation.