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Christa Zaat



om Lovell (American painter) 1909 - 1997
The Flannel Shirt Flag, 1992
oil on canvas
91.4 x 61 cm. (36 x 24 in.)
signed Tom/Lovell/CA and dated ©1992 (lower left); also titled The Flannel Shirt Flag and signed Tom Lovell on the backing
private collection

Catalogue Note Sotheby's
On a label affixed to the backing, Tom Lovell describes the scene depicted in The Flannel Shirt Flag: "In 1871 a small war party approached several wagons under escort by Col. R.I. Dodge and a detachment of infantry. Having learned that a white flag (in this case a “liberated” shirt) signal[ed] a desire for parlay, two warriors rode forward to meet with Dodge under this cover. A small tribute was paid and the wagons passed unharmed."