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Lloyd Goff, "Cowboy Crap Shooters" oil on canvas, ca. 1945. Signed and dated lower left, "Lloyd Goff 194?". Additionally titled, signed, and location painted on top stretcher verso. Canvas: 30.5"H x 43.5"W; Frame: 38"H x 50.75"W. PROVENANCE: Dr. Clarissa Parsons Fuller. Thence by decent to Clarissa Hester Fuller Eastham. Thence by decent to Clarissa Eastham. EXHIBITED: "An Exhibition of Paintings by Twelve Representative New Mexico Artists," Clovis, New Mexico, November 11 - December 7, 1945; Gallup, New Mexico, December 23 - January 16, 1946; Carlsbad, New Mexico, February 3 - March 1, 1946; El Paso, Texas, March 17 - April 9, 1946; Socorro, New Mexico, April 21 - May 17, 1946; Silver City, New Mexico, June 2 - 27, 1946 (label verso). Modern Jury, Artists for Victory, Inc. 2nd Annual Portrait of America Competition & Exhibition (label verso). Lloyd Lozes Goff (American, 1908-1982) was a member of the "Dallas Nine" and studied at the Art Students League and the University of New Mexico. After his studies, he later became an Assistant Professor of Art at the University of New Mexico and eventually the Acting Head of the Art Department during the years 1944 through 1947. In addition to his paintings, such as this charming after-hours scene of working cowboys engaging in a friendly wager, Goff illustrated children's books and was responsible for numerous murals. His "Before the Fencing of Delta County" from 1938-39, located in the post office of Cooper, Texas considers a similar theme on a grander scale. As a knowing nod to the viewer, Goff coyly paints his name on the mailbox at the center right of the composition.