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Gene Zesch PUBLICATIONS
Born 1932. Known for: Sculptor, wood cowboy caricature.
Gene Zesch grew up during the Depression on a hard scrabble central Texas ranch working cattle, shoeing and breaking horses, milking cows and building fence in between riding horseback four miles to... Read full biography
Gene Zesch grew up during the Depression on a hard scrabble central Texas ranch working cattle, shoeing and breaking horses, milking cows and building fence in between riding horseback four miles to school. His experiences with ranching provided the inspiration for his famous carvings which... Read full biography
Gene Zesch grew up during the Depression on a hard scrabble central Texas ranch working cattle, shoeing and breaking horses, milking cows and building fence in between riding horseback four miles to school. His experiences with ranching provided the inspiration for his famous carvings which portrayed the witty and rich irony of that life. Honored by numerous awards and publications, Gene’s long and illustrious career distinguishes him as the nation’s premiere cowboy woodcarving caricaturist.... Read full biography
Gene Zesch grew up during the Depression on a hard scrabble central Texas ranch working cattle, shoeing and breaking horses, milking cows and building fence in between riding horseback four miles to school. His experiences with ranching provided the inspiration for his famous carvings which portrayed the witty and rich irony of that life. Honored by numerous awards and publications, Gene’s long and illustrious career distinguishes him as the nation’s premiere cowboy woodcarving caricaturist. Gene first received national recognition when President Johnson bought some of his carvings. Publicity about this event resurfaced in 1993-1994 when the Smithsonian Portrait Gallery included one of Zesch’s carvings. Then in 1996-1997 he was one of 12... Read full biography
Gene Zesch grew up during the Depression on a hard scrabble central Texas ranch working cattle, shoeing and breaking horses, milking cows and building fence in between riding horseback four miles to school. His experiences with ranching provided the inspiration for his famous carvings which portrayed the witty and rich irony of that life. Honored by numerous awards and publications, Gene’s long and illustrious career distinguishes him as the nation’s premiere cowboy woodcarving caricaturist. Gene first received national recognition when President Johnson bought some of his carvings. Publicity about this event resurfaced in 1993-1994 when the Smithsonian Portrait Gallery included one of Zesch’s carvings. Then in 1996-1997 he was one of 12 artists used by the National Archives in their show “Tokens and Treasures of 12 Presidents”. Photos and stories of th... Read full biography
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About Gene Zesch: Books
Books & Publications (9)
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesArt of the West Guidebook of Western Artists 2001 Edition
2001Editors, Art of the West88 pages (color)Art of the West: Guidebook of Western Artists
2000Editors, Art of the West64 pages (color)Texas Brushstrokes
1999Sasser, Ray0 pagesRed Book Price Guide-1997 Western American Art
1997Southwest Art128 pagesThe Red Book Western American Price Index
1993Southwest Art126 pagesDictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present
1984Opitz, Glenn B (editor)656 pagesThe Art of Trailside Galleries
1981Trailside Galleries88 pages (color)