I hope this is the right place to start this thread about depictions of John Wayne in paintings and sculpture.
Yesterday my husband and I visited the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, GA, a magnificent collection of paintings and sculpture depicting the Western experience. (They also have a gallery devoted to Civil War themed paintings and sculpture, and for some reason a Presidential Gallery with portraits of and letters written by all the presidents of the United States.)
The museum's collection includes a stunning sculpture by Harry Jackson of John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn making his famous "Fill your hands" charge from True Grit. You can see a photograph of it here at the museum's website:
http://boothmuseum.pastperfect…C38-812813678900;type=101
It's a nice photo but doesn't really show how amazing this piece is in real life. So if you have a chance, go to Cartersville, GA to see this sculpture -- but also to enjoy the rest of the museum's artworks. You can easily spend most of the day there!
Also, if you're looking for paintings of John Wayne, artist Ron Baker has done a lovely portrait of the Duke. Here is a page with a small pic of the painting and contact information for the artist. http://cowboy.com/category/242…/John_Wayne_The_Duke.html