"Pursuit and Attack" by artist Joe Ruiz Grandee (1929-1979), lithograph signed in pencil in the year 1974. Framed 24" x 32" Image size 22" x 30". Artist, Joe Ruiz Grandee as born a third generation Texan born in Dallas in 1929. He studied at the Aunspaugh Art School in Dallas during 1947. From 1965 to 1991, he was active as a sculptor, illustrator, and painter of portraits, military scenes, and the history of the West. He has been cited for historically accurate depictions of the Dragoons and Cavalrymen of the U. S. Army. In 1974 Joe Ruiz Grandee was honored as the first official state artist for the State of Texas an appointment by the Texas Legislature.in which he served for one year. Joe Ruiz Grandee was also the first artist to show in Washington D. C., and considered a leading expert on the American West. His work has been exhibited by the White House, The Harmsen Collection of Western Art and the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. His original works are rare and valuable.