Arizona Wild Horse
Pen & Ink on Antique Map
In 1971, Congress enacted the Wild Horse Act out of concern that wild horses were disappearing from the American scene. Declaring, wild horses are living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West and contribute to the diversity of life forms within the Nation and enrich the lives of the American people. This Act for the free roaming horses became known as the Wild Horse Annie Act.
 
Wild horses are integral to the landscape. They are the living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West and have more right to freely roam the high desert than domesticated livestock. Today, all wild horses need human help to survive. As people made more and more demands on the land for livestock and human use, their numbers dwindled. The wild horse population dropped from about two million in 1900, to under 30,000 that remain on public land today.
 
I have combined antique maps that are over 100 year old with my version of stippling into my own creative perspectives. The background for this drawing of a wild horse looking back at you, is on an original map of Arizona, published in 1882 for a Rand McNally Atlas. It is framed with patinaed copper and measures approximately 21 X 30 inches.