The works of cowboy artist Elling William “Bill” Gollings [1878-1932] are “undiscovered jewels in the sand,” according to William T. Ward and Gary L. Temple, authors of a new book on Gollings’ life and career. “Gollings lived in the era of Charles M. Russell, he cowboyed and was on the reservations, and he saw the important things and recorded them in a style influenced by the leading western painters of his time, including Joseph Sharp,” Temple says. Following is an excerpt from their book Elling William “Bill” Gollings: A Cowboy Artist (available at www.meadowlarkgallery.com). The two are currently at work on a second volume on Gollings.