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Works at the Metcalfe Museum. The Break O'Day Farm and Metcalfe Museum, Inc. owns all copyrights and works cannot be reproduces without written permission from this organization.. Long Legs: 1899 pen & ink on paper Hang onto the Willows: #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9– pen and ink on paper. These drawings were for the 1957 book, Hang Onto the Willows. Picture #10 is of Old Grand, OK taken in 1903, the setting for the story Hang Onto the Willows. Jack & Fly: 1900 pen & ink on paper Roping a Steer: 1908 Pen & ink on paper Dog Jockey: 1898 Pen & ink on paper Autumn on the Washita: oil on board showing the horses and cows the Corson family brought with them to their homestead in Indian Territory Oklahoma on the Washita River in 1893. The Fiddle Players: 1898 pen and ink drawing on paper Lola, Fly & Augusta: 1900 pen and ink drawing on paper Home Again: early undated pen and ink drawing on paper Home with the Kill: 1899 pen and ink drawing on paper Deer Hunt: 1899 pen and ink drawing on paper Shot: 1898 pen and ink drawing on paper Skinning Cattle: 1964 oil on wood. There was a large snow storm in the late 1800’s in “No Man’s Land” which killed many cattle. Augusta’s father, Edward, and brother, Howard Corson, skinned the dead cattle and sold the hides for $1.00 each. Pioneering to Oklahoma: 1962 oil on wood Annie Dimmock in the Mail Hack: 1959 oil on wood Stuck in the Creek: 1960 oil on wood. Farmers in the area pulled cars across creeks to earn money. Feeding Cattle: 1957 oil on wood Winter on the Washita: 1943 watercolor on paper. On loan from Adolf Steurmer Branding a Maverick: 1902 watercolor on paper Branding a Maverick: 1963 oil on board Please Ma: 1951 Oil on board Branding a Maverick: 1963 oil on board Zebra Dun: 1949 oil on board Two White Horses: 1925 oil on canvas Moving to Hamburg: 1960 oil on board First Home in Day County: 1962 oil on board Sandhill Wedding: 1959 Oil on board. Sometimes called the “Secret Wedding” – Myrtle Hamond was told by her father Al Hamond, who started the town of Hamburg, OK, that she was not to marry Pat Wilson because he had served time for robbing the Red Moon, OK post office. The couple came by the Corson homestead and told Augusta that they were running away to the sand hills to get married. Augusta is in the white bonnet on the left in the painting. Palisades, New Mexico: 1961 oil on wood Day is Done: 1963 watercolor on paper Cattails: 1964 watercolor Eastern Oklahoma: 1952 watercolor Fall on the Washita: 1950 Oil on board Sonora, Texas: 1949 Oil on board Palo Duro Canyon Early Morning: 1953 watercolor Prickly Pear: 1949 watercolor Hamburg: 1959 oil on board. Hamburg, OK was begun by Al Hammon in 1901 and lasted until 1929. The painting shows the town in around 1907 on the 4th of July. The flag hanging in front of the Blue Goose Saloon is hanging upside down in the distress signal because the Blue Goose was closed on the 4th and the men couldn’t get any beer. Pitman Here: 1960 oil on wood. This painting shows a grave marker along the wagon road to Canadian with Pitman Here written on it. Antelope Hills: 1963 oil on wood Squirrel Hunt: 1966 Oil on wood Coon Hunt: 1962 oil on wood Possum Hunt: undated watercolor Two dogs and a Coon: 1898 wash Grass Fire: early undated watercolor Cattle Drive: early undated wash Home | Collection | Contact | Direction | Exhibits/Events | Information | Links | Works |
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