Edgar Paxson (1852-1919). Charles M. Russell was a friend of Edgar Paxson, and although they did not meet often, they admired each other and relished their time together. Along with John L. Clarke,... Read full biography
Edgar Paxson (1852-1919). Charles M. Russell was a friend of Edgar Paxson, and although they did not meet often, they admired each other and relished their time together. Along with John L. Clarke, Earl Heikka, and O.C. Seltzer, they are Montana’s most noted artists. Born on April 25, 1852 near... Read full biography
Edgar Paxson (1852-1919). Charles M. Russell was a friend of Edgar Paxson, and although they did not meet often, they admired each other and relished their time together. Along with John L. Clarke, Earl Heikka, and O.C. Seltzer, they are Montana’s most noted artists. Born on April 25, 1852 near Buffalo, New York, Paxson grew up reading dime novels about the West. He was fascinated with the Indian. His only schooling was one year in a Quaker schoolhouse—Friends Institute in East Hamburg, New... Read full biography
Edgar Paxson (1852-1919). Charles M. Russell was a friend of Edgar Paxson, and although they did not meet often, they admired each other and relished their time together. Along with John L. Clarke, Earl Heikka, and O.C. Seltzer, they are Montana’s most noted artists. Born on April 25, 1852 near Buffalo, New York, Paxson grew up reading dime novels about the West. He was fascinated with the Indian. His only schooling was one year in a Quaker schoolhouse—Friends Institute in East Hamburg, New York. In fact, he had no formal art training, but learned on the job from his father who was a sign painter. Close to the same time the Nez Perce and Chief Joseph were fleeing from the U.S. cavalry, in 1878 Paxson hired on with Montana ranchers, then as... Read full biography
Edgar Paxson (1852-1919). Charles M. Russell was a friend of Edgar Paxson, and although they did not meet often, they admired each other and relished their time together. Along with John L. Clarke, Earl Heikka, and O.C. Seltzer, they are Montana’s most noted artists. Born on April 25, 1852 near Buffalo, New York, Paxson grew up reading dime novels about the West. He was fascinated with the Indian. His only schooling was one year in a Quaker schoolhouse—Friends Institute in East Hamburg, New York. In fact, he had no formal art training, but learned on the job from his father who was a sign painter. Close to the same time the Nez Perce and Chief Joseph were fleeing from the U.S. cavalry, in 1878 Paxson hired on with Montana ranchers, then as a hunter, and briefly as a scout. Over time, he set up shop in Deer Lodge, Montana as a sign painter. His first attempt at becoming a pro... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (34)
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The American West Reimagined: Gems from the Coeur d'Alene Art Auction
2021
Peterson, Dr. Larry Len
528 pages (color)
Charles M. Russell: Photographing the Legend
2014
Peterson, Larry Len
328 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Recounting the Old West II: Important Paintings, Sculpture and Works on Paper
2003
Tierney, Curtis (editor)
71 pages (color)
Drawn to Yellowstone: Artists in America's First National Park
2002
Hassrick, Peter H
248 pages (color)
Recounting the Old West: Gallery Selections-Thomas Nygard Gallery
2000
Tierney, Curtis (Editor)
44 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Whitney Gallery of American Art
1997
Boehme, Sarah E
78 pages (color)
Red Book Price Guide-1997 Western American Art
1997
Southwest Art
128 pages
The Red Book Western American Price Index
1993
Southwest Art
126 pages
Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art
1993
Southwest Art
64 pages
Art of the Golden West
1990
Axelrod, Alan
418 pages (color)
Myth of the West (Exhibition Henry Art Gallery, Seattle) (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Bruce, Chris
192 pages (color)
Art Across America: The Far Midwest, Rocky Mountain West, Southwest, Pacific Volume Three
1990
Gerdts, William H
396 pages (color)
American Western Art
1989
Rockwell Museum
84 pages (color)
Native Americans Five Centuries of Changing Images
1989
Trenton, Patricia/P T Houlihan
304 pages (color)
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
300 Years of American Art (two volumes)
1986
Zellman, Michael David
1,102 pages (color)
Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary
1985
Dawdy, Doris
1,184 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
The Society of Independent Artists Exhibition Record 1917-1944 (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Marlor, Clark S
600 pages
E S Paxson Frontier Artist
1984
Paxson, William E Jr
126 pages (color)
American Paintings at Yale University: An illustrated Checklist (Exhibition catalog)
1982
Stebbins, Theodore/G Gorokhoff
213 pages
Treasures of the American West Harrison Eiteljorg Collection
1981
Eiteljorg, Harrison
172 pages (color)
Western Masters: A Comprehensive Exhibition Petersen Galleries (Exhibition catalog)
1981
Stern, Jean
124 pages (color)
The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976
Samuels, Peggy and Harold
549 pages
The West Remembered (Exhibition catalog)
1973
Baird, Joseph Armstrong
88 pages (color)
Art of the West (Exhibition catalog)
1973
Maxwell Galleries
48 pages (color)
Harmsen's Western Americana
1971
Harmsen, Dorothy
212 pages (color)
The Cowboy in Art
1968
Ainsworth, Ed; John Wayne (Foreward)
242 pages (color)
Western Paintings A Distinguished Collection (of)
1956
McCracken, Harold
32 pages
Portrait of the Old West
1952
McCracken, Harold
216 pages (color)
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index