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Leonard Reedy (1899-1956)

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Leonard Reedy (1899-1956)
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Roping Wild Horses. Oil on canvas. 25" x 30". Signed lower left: LEONARD H. REEDY. Nameplate affixed to linen frame liner below painting, gold colored, with hand stenciled black letters, TO / R.D. DEXHEIMER / IN APPRECIATION OF FAITHFUL SERVICE / THE TEMPERANCE LEAGUE OF ILLINOIS. Affixed verso on cardboard backing Gallery Sticker, square, gold colored, with black letters, FOUNDED 1897 / FINDLAY / GALLERIES / INC. / CHICAGO.
Framed to 32" x 36 3/4".

Provenance: The Artist, Commissioned; Findlay Galleries Inc., Chicago, Illinois; R.D. Dexheimer, Chicago, Illinois, Gift from the Temperance League of Illinois; By descent in family, Chicago, Illinois; By descent in family, Missoula, Montana.

Of the original owner of this painting:
This painting was presented by the Temperance League of Illinois to R.D. Dexheimer, a Chicago-area minister. The Temperance League of Illinois was originally founded as The Anti-Saloon League in 1898, with the mission to “open doors to freedom from addictive behavior for individuals and families in Illinois through public information, education, and legislation."
Source: www.ilcaaap.org\