{"id":30677,"date":"2022-02-13T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-13T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=30677"},"modified":"2022-02-11T11:29:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T17:29:32","slug":"the-story-behind-the-iconic-dogs-playing-poker-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/the-story-behind-the-iconic-dogs-playing-poker-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story Behind The Iconic \u201cDogs Playing Poker\u201d Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
US painter Cassius Marcellus Coolidge\u2019siconic\nDogs Playing Poker<\/em> is one of the most recognizable paintings in the\ngambling world and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But, what\u2019s not that widely known is that Dogs\nPlaying Poker<\/em> is actually a whole series of 18 paintings that were created\nover almost 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This article will talk about the collection, its\nstory and who the artist was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dogs Playing Poker<\/em>\nby Cassius Marcellus Coolidge feature comical, human-like dogs in various settings,\nalthough only 11 of the paintings show them playing poker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 16 of the paintings were commissioned by Brown\n& Bigelow to advertise cigars and they were not considered \u201cart\u201d at the\ntime<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first painting in the collection, Poker\nGame,<\/em> dates back as far as 1984 and is his most famous painting. It\u2019s\nsynonymous with the term Dogs Playing Poker<\/em>, along with another painting\nin the Brown & Bigelow series, called A Friend in Need<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So, let\u2019s go through the artwork in a bit more in-depth to cover each of the 16 paintings in the Brown & Bigelow series:<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Bachelor’s Dog <\/strong> A Bold Bluff <\/strong> Breach of Promise Suit<\/strong> A Friend in Need <\/strong> His Station and Four Aces<\/strong> The Origin and Story of \u201cDogs\nPlaying Poker\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A dog reclining in a comfy chair, smoking a cigar, with a beer, stack of mail and newspaper. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A St. Bernard boldly bluffing with a weak hand while all of the other dogs look with intrigue, waiting for the showdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A court case over one dog\u2019s breach of promise<\/a> to marry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arguably the most famous painting in the collection, it shows a group of dogs playing poker, smoking and drinking, while one dog tries to slip an ace to his friend under the table. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A train conductor passing by while well-dressed passengers are preoccupied playing a game of high-stakes poker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n