Object Details
- depicted
- Wallick, James H.
- Great Western Printing Company
- Description
- This colored print is a full-length portrait of a man in riding attire standing in the woods with two horses. His name, “Jas. H. Wallick,” appears at the top of the print and at the bottom are the words, “And His Famous Acting Horses / Road Charger and Bay Raider / in The New Bandit King.”
- James H. Wallick (ca 1839-1908) was born in Hurley, New York. Sources have suggested varying possibilities for his birth name, including Patrick J. Fubbins, James Henry Wheeler, or James H. Fubbins Wallick. There has also been speculation that he took the last name Wallick to link himself to the actor James William Wallack, Sr. James Wallick appeared in melodramas and circuses before achieving his best-known success in The Bandit King, a touring Wild West show loosely based on the life of outlaw Jesse James, recast as an anti- hero named Joe Howard. After the death of James in 1882, Wallick created, produced, and starred in the drama, originally titled Jesse James, The Bandit King,. The production featured the typical Wild West genre like horses, buffalo, trick riding and an impressive sharpshooting demonstration. The show was comprised of 6 acts and 8 tableaux and sometimes featured Robert J. Ford, James's real-life killer. The Bandit King made several tours across the country from 1882 to about 1902. Wallick’s other productions included The Cattle King and The Mountain King. He made and lost several fortunes over the course of his career and suffered from heavy debt. He committed suicide in 1908.
- This chromolithograph was produced by the Great Western Printing Company, which was possibly based in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
- n.d.
- ID Number
- DL.60.3055
- catalog number
- 60.3055
- accession number
- 228146
- Object Name
- chromolithograph
- Object Type
- Chromolithograph
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- image: 25 in x 18 in; 63.5 cm x 45.72 cm
- place made
- United States: Missouri, Saint Louis
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- Peters Prints
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- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Horses
- depicted
- Horseback Riding
- Subject
- Theater
- Record ID
- nmah_325322
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-24cb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
