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Ernest Tonk BIOGRAPHY
1889 Evanston, Illinois - 1968 Garden Grove, California. Known for: Cowboy genre, portrait, illustrator.
Painter. Born in Evanston, IL on Nov. 24, 1889. Tonk began his career in Chicago where he studied at the AIC and maintained a studio. On the advice of Buffalo Bill Cody, he went west in 1908 to... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Evanston, IL on Nov. 24, 1889. Tonk began his career in Chicago where he studied at the AIC and maintained a studio. On the advice of Buffalo Bill Cody, he went west in 1908 to portray frontier life while working as a cowboy and wrangler. He moved to Cashmere, WA and worked in the... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Evanston, IL on Nov. 24, 1889. Tonk began his career in Chicago where he studied at the AIC and maintained a studio. On the advice of Buffalo Bill Cody, he went west in 1908 to portray frontier life while working as a cowboy and wrangler. He moved to Cashmere, WA and worked in the logging industry and on a fruit ranch while painting in his leisure. In 1923 he settled in Glendale, CA where he worked for MGM and Universal Pictures painting action scenes. His easel paintings... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Evanston, IL on Nov. 24, 1889. Tonk began his career in Chicago where he studied at the AIC and maintained a studio. On the advice of Buffalo Bill Cody, he went west in 1908 to portray frontier life while working as a cowboy and wrangler. He moved to Cashmere, WA and worked in the logging industry and on a fruit ranch while painting in his leisure. In 1923 he settled in Glendale, CA where he worked for MGM and Universal Pictures painting action scenes. His easel paintings include portraits, landscapes, and western subjects. Tonk died in Garden Grove, CA on Nov. 20, 1968. Member: Laguna Beach AA; Glendale AA. In: Chelan Co. (WA) Historical Society; Carey Museum (Cashmere, WA). lnvw; AAW; Sam; The Cowboy in Art by Ed... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Evanston, IL on Nov. 24, 1889. Tonk began his career in Chicago where he studied at the AIC and maintained a studio. On the advice of Buffalo Bill Cody, he went west in 1908 to portray frontier life while working as a cowboy and wrangler. He moved to Cashmere, WA and worked in the logging industry and on a fruit ranch while painting in his leisure. In 1923 he settled in Glendale, CA where he worked for MGM and Universal Pictures painting action scenes. His easel paintings include portraits, landscapes, and western subjects. Tonk died in Garden Grove, CA on Nov. 20, 1968. Member: Laguna Beach AA; Glendale AA. In: Chelan Co. (WA) Historical Society; Carey Museum (Cashmere, WA). lnvw; AAW; Sam; The Cowboy in Art by Ed Ainsworth. Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book
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Painter. Born in Evanston, IL on Nov. 24, 1889. Tonk began his career in Chicago where he studied at the AIC and maintained a studio. On the advice of Buffalo Bill Cody, he went west in 1908 to portray frontier life while working as a cowboy and wrangler. He moved to Cashmere, WA and worked in the logging industry and on a fruit ranch while painting in his leisure. In 1923 he settled in Glendale, CA where he worked for MGM and Universal Pictures painting action scenes. His easel paintings include portraits, landscapes, and western subjects. Tonk died in Garden Grove, CA on Nov. 20, 1968. Member: Laguna Beach AA; Glendale AA. In: Chelan Co. (WA) Historical Society; Carey Museum (Cashmere, WA). lnvw; AAW; Sam; The Cowboy in Art by Ed Ainswor
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