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Oil on Canvas by Fred Oldfield

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Oil on Canvas by Fred Oldfield
Depicting an Indian on horseback hunting a buffalo. Signed lower left, "May 15, 1976". Image size 19" wide x 15-1/4" high. In large ornate frame. 25-1/2" wide x 21-1/2" high. Fred Oldfield (1918-present) was born in Alfalfa, Washington and raised on the Yakima Indian Reservation (Washington State). His family followed seasonal work in central Washington and as a child he traveled in a horse drawn wagon from job to job. This nomadic life and its contacts with cowboys, Yakima Indians, and migrant workers supplied him with later subject matter. Oldfield worked at a variety of jobs eventually finding himself in the army in the early 1940s. He was stationed in Alaska for much of the war. During this time he worked on developing his artistic talents. After the war he decided he was really interested in becoming an artist so with the help of the GI Bill he attended the Seattle's Burnley Art School. Oldfield paints mostly in oils and his subjects are generally cowboys, Yakima Indians and northwest mountains. His most popular mountain scenes are probably those done of Mount Rainier in Washington State. This artist has also painted a number of historic scenes. Recently (2003) he has been involved painting murals in Toppenish, Washington. He is a founding member of the Toppenish Mural Society. Oldfield and other artists have been adorning various walls in the town with murals.