Son of the Gamblin' Man: The Youth of an Artist

by Mari Sandoz

Book Overview

The story tells of the gambler and townsite promoter who founded Cozad, Nebraska, and of his family, particularly his younger son, who] became a world-famous artist and teacher known as 'Robert Henri.' This tale is essentially Robert's story, the story of a sensitive talented boy growing up in the midst of frontier violence. But it is also the story of the ambitious promoter and of frontier people fighting hunger, cold, blizzards, drouths, grasshoppers,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080325833X
• ISBN13: 9780803258334
• Release Date: October 1976
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 333 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

A fascinating look at the hidden life of a great painter.

Many people know about Robert Henri the leader of the Ashcan School of American painters. Few people know about Robert Henry Cozad the son of a professional gambler and wheeler dealer. This is a fascinating and touching true story of a family and their struggle to stay together.