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1852 Orchard Park, New York - 1919 Missoula, Montana. Known for: Indian-frontier-animal, portrait painting.
Edgar Paxson (1852-1919). Charles M. Russell was a friend of Edgar Paxson, and although they did not meet often, they admired each other and relished their time together. Along with John L. Clarke,... Read full biography
Edgar Paxson (1852-1919). Charles M. Russell was a friend of Edgar Paxson, and although they did not meet often, they admired each other and relished their time together. Along with John L. Clarke, Earl Heikka, and O.C. Seltzer, they are Montana’s most noted artists. Born on April 25, 1852 near... Read full biography
Edgar Paxson (1852-1919). Charles M. Russell was a friend of Edgar Paxson, and although they did not meet often, they admired each other and relished their time together. Along with John L. Clarke, Earl Heikka, and O.C. Seltzer, they are Montana’s most noted artists. Born on April 25, 1852 near Buffalo, New York, Paxson grew up reading dime novels about the West. He was fascinated with the Indian. His only schooling was one year in a Quaker schoolhouse—Friends Institute in East Hamburg, New... Read full biography
Edgar Paxson (1852-1919). Charles M. Russell was a friend of Edgar Paxson, and although they did not meet often, they admired each other and relished their time together. Along with John L. Clarke, Earl Heikka, and O.C. Seltzer, they are Montana’s most noted artists. Born on April 25, 1852 near Buffalo, New York, Paxson grew up reading dime novels about the West. He was fascinated with the Indian. His only schooling was one year in a Quaker schoolhouse—Friends Institute in East Hamburg, New York. In fact, he had no formal art training, but learned on the job from his father who was a sign painter. Close to the same time the Nez Perce and Chief Joseph were fleeing from the U.S. cavalry, in 1878 Paxson hired on with Montana ranchers, then as... Read full biography
Edgar Paxson (1852-1919). Charles M. Russell was a friend of Edgar Paxson, and although they did not meet often, they admired each other and relished their time together. Along with John L. Clarke, Earl Heikka, and O.C. Seltzer, they are Montana’s most noted artists. Born on April 25, 1852 near Buffalo, New York, Paxson grew up reading dime novels about the West. He was fascinated with the Indian. His only schooling was one year in a Quaker schoolhouse—Friends Institute in East Hamburg, New York. In fact, he had no formal art training, but learned on the job from his father who was a sign painter. Close to the same time the Nez Perce and Chief Joseph were fleeing from the U.S. cavalry, in 1878 Paxson hired on with Montana ranchers, then as a hunter, and briefly as a scout. Over time, he set up shop in Deer Lodge, Montana as a sign painter. His first attempt at becoming a pro... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Advertising Art
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Caricatures
- •Cowboys
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Indian Figure Prior to 1940
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •National Parks and/or State Parks
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Minnesota, Upper Mississippi Before 1900
- •Missouri River Valley Before 1900
- •Yellowstone National Park
Art Association
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Harmsen Western Art Collection
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Mural Specialty
- •Portrait Specialty
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
- •Western Subject Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Charles Russell Art Show/Auction/ and/or Museum
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art