Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
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Caption |
"Headin' for Shelter" |
Description |
Framed artist's proof of the print "Headin' For Shelter" by Les C. Kouba. He is showing us a winter scene with a flock of pheasants headed for shelter in the snow along an old fence line with a corner post. Kouba poured true detail and nostalgia into the painting with an old hay rake and a typical Midwest farmstead in the background. Signed at lower right corner. Wood frame; glass. The success of "Headin’ for Shelter" gave Les Kouba the inspiration for a series based on thirteen pheasants. In the first painting the birds were "Headin’ for Shelter," so it made sense that next they would be "In Shelter." Les Kouba added the cottontail rabbit to all three paintings. Les Kouba’s collectors got a kick out of trying to find it. Another thing Les Kouba added in each of the paintings was to include a sentinel. One of the roosters was on guard in each painting. The rooster was on the fence post in "Headin’ for Shelter." He was in the tree in "In Shelter," and sitting on the hay loader in "Leavin’ Shelter." [The Legacy of Les C. Kouba] |
Catalog Number |
1989-0105-233 |
Search Terms |
Kouba prints Artists "Headin' For Shelter" (Print) Pheasants Wildlife art |
Subjects |
Prints Artists' proofs Artists Pheasants |
People |
Kouba, Leslie Carl |