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Peters, Les, oil on board, Bugling Bull Elk, 9" x 12"

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Peters, Les, oil on board, Bugling Bull Elk, 9  x 12
Peters, Les, oil on board, Bugling Bull Elk, 9" x 12".Les lived a long and wonderful life, leaving an amazing legacy through his artwork and his work at helping to establish the C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Mont.

Les was born July 18, 1917, in Great Falls. As a child, he loved the time he spent with his family at their cabin in the Little Belt Mountains east of Great Falls. He attended the University of Montana for a year and studied for one year at the University of Oregon before serving in the Army with the 11th Cavalry on the Mexican-California border. In 1942, the Cavalry was disbanded and Les was transferred to an infantry division, later serving in France and Germany with the 13th Armored Division in World War II.