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Ralston, J. K. (1896-1987), pen & ink, 7 ½” x 8” h, Indian Horseback Waving Blanket

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Ralston, J. K. (1896-1987), pen & ink, 7 ½” x 8” h, Indian Horseback Waving Blanket
Ralston, J. K. ,pen & ink, 7 ½” x 8” h, Indian Horseback Waving Blanket.
James Kenneth Ralston was born in Choteau, Montana, on March 31, 1896. His paternal grandparents, left Independence, Missouri, by ox team for the gold camps of Colorado in 1859. His father was the first born to Samuel F. and Mary Gregg Ralston. In 1863, they headed for Idaho, and in 1864 they moved to the Alder Gulch area in the Montana Territory. In the spring of 1878, his father, Will Ralston, moved the Ralston cattle to the Teton River near Choteau, Montana.
His work is in the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, Missouri; the Custer Battlefield National Monument; and the Montana Historical Society in Helena, Montana. His murals adorn many fine retail and professional locations throughout the country. James Kenneth Ralston died in 1987.