Explore Allen True's Depiction of the American West

Zoom into the winter scene in 'Trappers' from the Wyoming State Museum collection

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Trappers (1917) by Allen TrueWyoming State Museum

Allen True (1881-1955) was an American illustrator, painter, and muralist whose work focused on depicting the American West.

This oil painting by True, created in 1917, depicts a winter scene.

On the right, a man with a long white beard wearing animal skin clothing sits with a firearm across his lap and his back to a building made of stone.

Behind him is a Native American male with wrapped braids. The man holds a rifle and is wearing a scarf that is waving in the wind.

Another man can be seen riding a horse and wrapped in a red blanket, carrying a firearm across his lap...

...while on the left is a man lying on the ground and another man leaning down behind him, using a rifle to stabilize himself.

Discover more about 'Trappers'.

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