Janet turned her back and walked off and the men laboriously followed

Janet turned her back and walked off and the men laboriously followed

Janet turned her back and walked off and the men laboriously followed

Date1926
Artist (American painter, illustrator, and muralist, 1887–1962)
Illustration Citation"The Gathering Storm," by Margaret Lynn, in Youth's Companion, December 23, 1926.
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions28 7/8 × 21 1/4 in. (73.3 × 54 cm)
frame: 33 7/8 × 26 1/4 in. (86 × 66.7 cm)
Credit LineGayle and Alene Hoskins Endowment Fund, 1979
Object number1979-35
On View
On view
ClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextOn the Kansas plains, this woman is leading her horse Pronto, when men in a covered wagon mockingly accuse her of horse thievery. Unintimidated, she offers them food and shelter if they follow her home. The men, impressed by her bravery, "cease(d) to be amused" and accept her hospitality.