Gerald Peters Gallery Contemporary

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MICHAEL CASSIDY: COWBOY STORIES
June 30 – September 30, 2023
Opening Reception with the artist: June 30, 5 – 7 pm
The Gerald Peters Gallery is pleased to present Cowboy Stories, Michael Cassidy’s second solo exhibition and a continuation of his Western Pulp Series. Cassidy has studied Western cowboy culture most of his life. His paintings vividly portray fictional, often sensational, versions of people, places and historic events of the West. The myth of the Old West can be traced back to the dime novels of the mid 19th century. Although the literary quality of these pulp books were not particularly high, their colorful imagery captured our imagination. This exhibition will feature Cassidy’s large western pulp paintings, smaller western portraits and popular drawings. The myth and the reality of the West are two different things. The reality was a beautiful but wild, harsh, brutal and unforgiving environment for all concerned. The myth is what Hollywood and western pulp fiction chose to promote. In our western stories, real and imagined, we see ourselves as we would like to be seen. — Michael Cassidy

							

									Michael Cassidy									Cowboy Stories, The Land of Tradition 									oil on linen<br />
71 x 49 inches

Michael Cassidy

Cowboy Stories, The Land of Tradition
oil on linen
71 x 49 inches

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									Michael Cassidy									Far West, The Saga of the Outlaw Kid 									oil on linen<br />
71 x 49 inches

Michael Cassidy

Far West, The Saga of the Outlaw Kid
oil on linen
71 x 49 inches

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									Michael Cassidy									West Texas Cowpoke 									oil on linen<br />
12 x 9 inches

Michael Cassidy

West Texas Cowpoke
oil on linen
12 x 9 inches

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									Michael Cassidy									Near Cortez 									oil on linen<br />
12 x 9 inches

Michael Cassidy

Near Cortez
oil on linen
12 x 9 inches

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									Michael Cassidy									Arizona Cowhand, Cochise County 									oil on linen<br />
12 x 9 inches

Michael Cassidy

Arizona Cowhand, Cochise County
oil on linen
12 x 9 inches

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									Michael Cassidy									Old Timer 									charcoal pencil on paper<br />
10 x 6 inches

Michael Cassidy

Old Timer
charcoal pencil on paper
10 x 6 inches

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									Michael Cassidy									Untitled Cowpoke 									charcoal pencil on paper<br />
8 x 5 1/2 inches

Michael Cassidy

Untitled Cowpoke
charcoal pencil on paper
8 x 5 1/2 inches

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									Michael Cassidy									West Texas Nighthawk 									oil on linen<br />
12 x 9 inches

Michael Cassidy

West Texas Nighthawk
oil on linen
12 x 9 inches

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									Michael Cassidy									Star Western, The Danger Trail 									charcoal pencil on paper<br />
29 x 19 inches

Michael Cassidy

Star Western, The Danger Trail
charcoal pencil on paper
29 x 19 inches

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									Michael Cassidy									Untitled Horseman 									charcoal pencil on paper

Michael Cassidy

Untitled Horseman
charcoal pencil on paper

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									Michael Cassidy									Texas Rangers 									oil on linen<br />
75 x 34 inches

Michael Cassidy

Texas Rangers
oil on linen
75 x 34 inches

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