Born in Continental, Arizona, Jack Van Ryder was a studio painter of cowboy, Indian and ranch life in Arizona, described in his early years by writers Peggy and Harold Samuels as "an illiterate... Read full biography
Born in Continental, Arizona, Jack Van Ryder was a studio painter of cowboy, Indian and ranch life in Arizona, described in his early years by writers Peggy and Harold Samuels as "an illiterate Arizona wrangler." . In his youth, he went to Montana with a shipment of Mexican steers and remained as a... Read full biography
Born in Continental, Arizona, Jack Van Ryder was a studio painter of cowboy, Indian and ranch life in Arizona, described in his early years by writers Peggy and Harold Samuels as "an illiterate Arizona wrangler." . In his youth, he went to Montana with a shipment of Mexican steers and remained as a cowboy for many years, but his interest in art led to his becoming a pupil of Charles Russell in Great Falls. He also learned to read and write and worked in the movies as an extra and painted a... Read full biography
Born in Continental, Arizona, Jack Van Ryder was a studio painter of cowboy, Indian and ranch life in Arizona, described in his early years by writers Peggy and Harold Samuels as "an illiterate Arizona wrangler." . In his youth, he went to Montana with a shipment of Mexican steers and remained as a cowboy for many years, but his interest in art led to his becoming a pupil of Charles Russell in Great Falls. He also learned to read and write and worked in the movies as an extra and painted a relief map of California. In later years and before 1940, he settled in the Tucson area as a rancher and painter of western subjects, and he also did illustration for Literary Digest, which earned him membership in the Society of Illustrators. Sources:.... Read full biography
Born in Continental, Arizona, Jack Van Ryder was a studio painter of cowboy, Indian and ranch life in Arizona, described in his early years by writers Peggy and Harold Samuels as "an illiterate Arizona wrangler." . In his youth, he went to Montana with a shipment of Mexican steers and remained as a cowboy for many years, but his interest in art led to his becoming a pupil of Charles Russell in Great Falls. He also learned to read and write and worked in the movies as an extra and painted a relief map of California. In later years and before 1940, he settled in the Tucson area as a rancher and painter of western subjects, and he also did illustration for Literary Digest, which earned him membership in the Society of Illustrators. Sources:. Peggy and Harold Samuels, The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West.... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (12)
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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
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Landscapes of the West (Exhibition catalog)
1993
Stragnell, Robert
60 pages
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 Art Fever Passages through the Western Art Trade (Exhibition catalog)
1981
Parsons, James
111 pages (color)
The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976
Samuels, Peggy and Harold
549 pages
The Cowboy in American Prints
1972
Meigs, John (intro)
184 pages
The Cowboy in Art
1968
Ainsworth, Ed; John Wayne (Foreward)
242 pages (color)
Western Paintings A Distinguished Collection (of)
1956
McCracken, Harold
32 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index