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1923 Conrad, Iowa - 1983. Known for: Western scene painting and sculpture, coastal view, cowboys.
Throughout his artistic career, George Marks’s work was always guided by the legacy of the West. As a boy, he listened to the stories told to him by his grandfather, who was a rancher. He himself was... Read full biography
Throughout his artistic career, George Marks’s work was always guided by the legacy of the West. As a boy, he listened to the stories told to him by his grandfather, who was a rancher. He himself was fascinated by the realistic paintings of Charles Russell. These early influences motivated Marks to... Read full biography
Throughout his artistic career, George Marks’s work was always guided by the legacy of the West. As a boy, he listened to the stories told to him by his grandfather, who was a rancher. He himself was fascinated by the realistic paintings of Charles Russell. These early influences motivated Marks to study art, to explore museum collections, and to persist in the dream of creating art that realistically portrayed contemporary Western ranch life. Marks was born in Iowa in 1923. He earned his fine... Read full biography
Throughout his artistic career, George Marks’s work was always guided by the legacy of the West. As a boy, he listened to the stories told to him by his grandfather, who was a rancher. He himself was fascinated by the realistic paintings of Charles Russell. These early influences motivated Marks to study art, to explore museum collections, and to persist in the dream of creating art that realistically portrayed contemporary Western ranch life. Marks was born in Iowa in 1923. He earned his fine arts degree from the University of Iowa and then worked as a commercial illustrator for fourteen years. Before seriously beginning to sculpt in 1970, Marks worked primarily in oils. Bill Moyers, a fellow member of the Cowboy Artists of America,... Read full biography
Throughout his artistic career, George Marks’s work was always guided by the legacy of the West. As a boy, he listened to the stories told to him by his grandfather, who was a rancher. He himself was fascinated by the realistic paintings of Charles Russell. These early influences motivated Marks to study art, to explore museum collections, and to persist in the dream of creating art that realistically portrayed contemporary Western ranch life. Marks was born in Iowa in 1923. He earned his fine arts degree from the University of Iowa and then worked as a commercial illustrator for fourteen years. Before seriously beginning to sculpt in 1970, Marks worked primarily in oils. Bill Moyers, a fellow member of the Cowboy Artists of America, assisted him with his first armature. Marks soon discovered that his proficiency in sculpture was enhanced by the hundreds of hours he had already spent... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesCowboy Artists of America
2002Duty, Michael; Don Hedgpeth216 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesRed Book Price Guide-1997 Western American Art
1997Southwest Art128 pagesThe Red Book Western American Price Index
1993Southwest Art126 pagesAmerican Western Art
1989Rockwell Museum84 pages (color)Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present
1984Opitz, Glenn B (editor)656 pagesVisions West The Story of Cowboy Artists of America Museum
1983Dedera, Don84 pages (color)A Western American Vision of Art, History and Work Francis King Collection
1982Dobbs, Joanne; Jerry A. Schefcik52 pages (color)Masters of Western Art
1982Nelson, Mary Carroll176 pages (color)Contemporary Western Artists
1982Samuels, Peggy and Harold608 pages (color)Cowboy Artists of America Sixteenth Annual Exhibition
1981
(Exhibition catalog)Cowboy Artists of America80 pages (color)Ten Years with the Cowboy Artist A Complete History
1976
(Exhibition catalog)Howard, James K213 pagesWho's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976Jaques Cattell Press756 pagesThe Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976Samuels, Peggy and Harold549 pagesWestern Painting Today
1975Hassrick, Royal B175 pages (color)Stamford Art Foundation Exhibit and Sale, 1975 John Selmon Memorial Gallery
1975
(Exhibition catalog)Hudson, I.F. (Introduction); Frank W. Meyers, Jr.87 pagesBronzes of the American West
1973Broder, Patricia Janis; Harold McCracken (Intro)429 pages (color)Cowboy Artists of America Sixth Annual Exhibition 1971
1971
(Exhibition catalog)Cowboy Artists Of America40 pages (color)The Cowboy in Art
1968Ainsworth, Ed; John Wayne (Foreward)242 pages (color)Cowboy Artists of America Third Annual Exhibit
1968
(Exhibition catalog)Krakel, Dean (Introduction)16 pages