Patrons Without Peer The McCloy Collection
2009Davis, Tom
240 pages (color)
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Born 1937 Morton, Minnesota. Known for: Wildlife and mountain landscape painting, bird illustration.
Ken Carlson, like many of his contemporaries, began his career in art as a commercial artist. He says, "I can't remember a time when I didn't dream of being an artist. That's all I ever wanted to be.... Read full biography
Ken Carlson, like many of his contemporaries, began his career in art as a commercial artist. He says, "I can't remember a time when I didn't dream of being an artist. That's all I ever wanted to be. Birds and animals were all I ever wanted to paint." He entered a "Draw Me" contest at the age of... Read full biography
Ken Carlson, like many of his contemporaries, began his career in art as a commercial artist. He says, "I can't remember a time when I didn't dream of being an artist. That's all I ever wanted to be. Birds and animals were all I ever wanted to paint." He entered a "Draw Me" contest at the age of fifteen, won and took advantage of the prize, a two-year scholarship to the Art Instruction School in Minneapolis. Carlson says his interest in natural subjects began early in his Minnesota childhood... Read full biography
Ken Carlson, like many of his contemporaries, began his career in art as a commercial artist. He says, "I can't remember a time when I didn't dream of being an artist. That's all I ever wanted to be. Birds and animals were all I ever wanted to paint." He entered a "Draw Me" contest at the age of fifteen, won and took advantage of the prize, a two-year scholarship to the Art Instruction School in Minneapolis. Carlson says his interest in natural subjects began early in his Minnesota childhood and has continued with total dedication to learning and painting nature. While Carlson lived in Minnesota and then in California, he spent more than three decades as a free-lance illustrator. During that time, every free moment was spent painting,... Read full biography
Ken Carlson, like many of his contemporaries, began his career in art as a commercial artist. He says, "I can't remember a time when I didn't dream of being an artist. That's all I ever wanted to be. Birds and animals were all I ever wanted to paint." He entered a "Draw Me" contest at the age of fifteen, won and took advantage of the prize, a two-year scholarship to the Art Instruction School in Minneapolis. Carlson says his interest in natural subjects began early in his Minnesota childhood and has continued with total dedication to learning and painting nature. While Carlson lived in Minnesota and then in California, he spent more than three decades as a free-lance illustrator. During that time, every free moment was spent painting, studying, sketching and photographing wildlife subjects. He was able to build a reputation through participation in fund raising for co... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (21)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)479 pagesDavenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesPrix de West 30th Anniversary 2003
2003
(Exhibition catalog)Schroeder, Charles (Intro)204 pages (color)From The Tundra To Texas: The Art of Ken Carlson
2001Davis, Tom180 pages (color)Art of the West Guidebook of Western Artists 2001 Edition
2001Editors, Art of the West88 pages (color)The Great American West
2000Editor, Settlers West0 pagesTexas Brushstrokes
1999Sasser, Ray0 pagesLeading the West One Hundred Contemporary Painters & Sculptors
1997Hagerty, Donald J213 pages (color)Prix de West Invitational 1997
1997
(Exhibition catalog)National Cowboy Hall of Fame194 pages (color)Red Book Price Guide-1997 Western American Art
1997Southwest Art128 pagesPrix de West Invitational 1996
1996
(Exhibition catalog)National Cowboy Hall of Fame192 pages (color)Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art
1993Southwest Art64 pagesThe Red Book Western American Price Index
1993Southwest Art126 pagesNational Academy of Western Art Twentieth Annual Exhibition
1992
(Exhibition catalog)National Cowboy Hall of Fame158 pages (color)Artists of America Tenth Annual
1990
(Exhibition catalog)Denver Rotary Club160 pages (color)Arts for the Parks, 1988
1988
(Exhibition catalog)Editor, National Parks Academy112 pages (color)Duck Stamps and Prints The Complete Federal & State Editions
1988McCaddin, Joe (introduction)192 pages (color)Contemporary Western Artists
1982Samuels, Peggy and Harold608 pages (color)Wildlife Artists at Work
1982Van Gelder, Patricia175 pages (color)The Art of Trailside Galleries
1981Trailside Galleries88 pages (color)