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1917 Santa Barbara, California - 1990. Known for: Cowboy-western genre, illustrator.
Portraying western scenes in oil painting and watercolor comes to Nicholas Firfires, directly from experiences of having lived the western life of a cowboy, riding the range and breaking horses. He... Read full biography
Portraying western scenes in oil painting and watercolor comes to Nicholas Firfires, directly from experiences of having lived the western life of a cowboy, riding the range and breaking horses. He was a descendant of California vaqueros. He was born in Santa Barbara, California, and worked on his... Read full biography
Portraying western scenes in oil painting and watercolor comes to Nicholas Firfires, directly from experiences of having lived the western life of a cowboy, riding the range and breaking horses. He was a descendant of California vaqueros. He was born in Santa Barbara, California, and worked on his family ranch near Santa Margarita and on other ranches in Santa Barbara county. As a child, he showed great interest and skill in drawing animals, especially horses, and after graduating from Santa... Read full biography
Portraying western scenes in oil painting and watercolor comes to Nicholas Firfires, directly from experiences of having lived the western life of a cowboy, riding the range and breaking horses. He was a descendant of California vaqueros. He was born in Santa Barbara, California, and worked on his family ranch near Santa Margarita and on other ranches in Santa Barbara county. As a child, he showed great interest and skill in drawing animals, especially horses, and after graduating from Santa Maria high school, he attended the Art Center School and the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. In 1941, he enlisted in the Army and was with the Combat Engineers in Europe, where he did many illustrations for military publications and also portraits... Read full biography
Portraying western scenes in oil painting and watercolor comes to Nicholas Firfires, directly from experiences of having lived the western life of a cowboy, riding the range and breaking horses. He was a descendant of California vaqueros. He was born in Santa Barbara, California, and worked on his family ranch near Santa Margarita and on other ranches in Santa Barbara county. As a child, he showed great interest and skill in drawing animals, especially horses, and after graduating from Santa Maria high school, he attended the Art Center School and the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. In 1941, he enlisted in the Army and was with the Combat Engineers in Europe, where he did many illustrations for military publications and also portraits of Army personnel. After the war, he opened a studio in Santa Barbara and illustrated for Western magazines while working on easel paintin... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesWho's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004McGowan, Alison C (Editor)1,512 pagesCowboy Artists of America
2002Duty, Michael; Don Hedgpeth216 pages (color)Artists in California: 1786-1940 (Two Volumes)
2002
Available For Sale.Hughes, Edan Milton1,249 pagesFor Sale<a href="mailto:info@askart.com">Available For Sale</a>.Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesWho's Who in American Art, 1997-1998
1997Marquis Who's Who1,515 pagesSelections from Gertrude Vandeveer Spratlen Collection
1997Schlier, Deborah63 pages (color)Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993Bowker R R1,473 pagesMaster Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art
1993Southwest Art64 pagesWho's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986Jaques Cattell Press1,292 pagesAmerican Artists: An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporary Americans
1985Krantz, Les347 pages (color)A Western American Vision of Art, History and Work Francis King Collection
1982Dobbs, Joanne; Jerry A. Schefcik52 pages (color)Contemporary Western Artists
1982Samuels, Peggy and Harold608 pages (color)The Art of Trailside Galleries
1981Trailside Galleries88 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)Harmsen's Western Americana
1971Harmsen, Dorothy212 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