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"Who's afraid of his guns?" shouted McFarlane. "He daren't shoot in a square fight!"
"Who's afraid of his guns?" shouted McFarlane. "He daren't shoot in a square fight!"
"Who's afraid of his guns?" shouted McFarlane. "He daren't shoot in a square fight!"
(American, 1882 - 1945)

"Who's afraid of his guns?" shouted McFarlane. "He daren't shoot in a square fight!"

Alternate Title(s)
  • Colts 45
Oil on canvas
1912
34 × 25 in. (86.4 × 63.5 cm)
SUPP2000.644
Private collection
Not on view
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N.C. Wyeth
ca. 1918
"The Swede's innocent all right. And he's got two guns."
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N.C. Wyeth
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"Ah say, bredren, who's agwine abo'd de ship wid all dem angles? Is you, brudder?"
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N.C. Wyeth
1919
Pablo swung the girl behind him. "Who ees there?" he called sharply and repeated the challenge in Spanish. A familiar voice answered from behind the corner of the wall. "Don't shoot, Pablo; it is all right."
Pablo swung the girl behind him. "Who ees there?" he called sharply and repeated the challenge in Spanish. A familiar voice answered from behind the corner of the wall. "Don't shoot, Pablo; it is all right."
N.C. Wyeth
1925
Image Not Available for In ten seconds his gun was leveled in their gaping faces. "Back!" he yelled, his blue eyes black like a maniac's; "fall back!"
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N.C. Wyeth
1917
Prince Leo Presents Rogero to Charlemagne "Behold," Leo said, "The champion who maintained from dawn to setting sun the arduous contest; he comes to claim the guerdon of the fight"
Prince Leo Presents Rogero to Charlemagne
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N.C. Wyeth
1924
For three months he worked as an axeman . . . his only companion a dour Scotchman who never spoke.
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N.C. Wyeth
1911
Without a word he began to shoot.
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N.C. Wyeth
1916
Robin Wrestles Will Stuteley at Gamewell "Catch him by the middle," he shouted. "Now you have him, lording, fairly. Throw him prettily!" And sure enough Stuteley came down.
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N.C. Wyeth
1917
"Don't mind me, fellows! Keep right on!" he shouted.
"Don't mind me, fellows! Keep right on!" he shouted.
N.C. Wyeth
1904
"At the same time Hahn pulled his gun and shot him through the middle"
"At the same time Hahn pulled his gun and shot him through the middle"
N.C. Wyeth
1906
John Rucker had become the dark cloud in my life. I think now that I was afraid of him because my mother was
John Rucker had become the dark cloud in my life. I think now that I was afraid of him because my mother was
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