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1889 Evanston, Illinois - 1968 Garden Grove, California. Known for: Cowboy genre, portrait, illustrator.
Painter. Born in Evanston, IL on Nov. 24, 1889. Tonk began his career in Chicago where he studied at the AIC and maintained a studio. On the advice of Buffalo Bill Cody, he went west in 1908 to... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Evanston, IL on Nov. 24, 1889. Tonk began his career in Chicago where he studied at the AIC and maintained a studio. On the advice of Buffalo Bill Cody, he went west in 1908 to portray frontier life while working as a cowboy and wrangler. He moved to Cashmere, WA and worked in the... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Evanston, IL on Nov. 24, 1889. Tonk began his career in Chicago where he studied at the AIC and maintained a studio. On the advice of Buffalo Bill Cody, he went west in 1908 to portray frontier life while working as a cowboy and wrangler. He moved to Cashmere, WA and worked in the logging industry and on a fruit ranch while painting in his leisure. In 1923 he settled in Glendale, CA where he worked for MGM and Universal Pictures painting action scenes. His easel paintings... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Evanston, IL on Nov. 24, 1889. Tonk began his career in Chicago where he studied at the AIC and maintained a studio. On the advice of Buffalo Bill Cody, he went west in 1908 to portray frontier life while working as a cowboy and wrangler. He moved to Cashmere, WA and worked in the logging industry and on a fruit ranch while painting in his leisure. In 1923 he settled in Glendale, CA where he worked for MGM and Universal Pictures painting action scenes. His easel paintings include portraits, landscapes, and western subjects. Tonk died in Garden Grove, CA on Nov. 20, 1968. Member: Laguna Beach AA; Glendale AA. In: Chelan Co. (WA) Historical Society; Carey Museum (Cashmere, WA). lnvw; AAW; Sam; The Cowboy in Art by Ed... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Evanston, IL on Nov. 24, 1889. Tonk began his career in Chicago where he studied at the AIC and maintained a studio. On the advice of Buffalo Bill Cody, he went west in 1908 to portray frontier life while working as a cowboy and wrangler. He moved to Cashmere, WA and worked in the logging industry and on a fruit ranch while painting in his leisure. In 1923 he settled in Glendale, CA where he worked for MGM and Universal Pictures painting action scenes. His easel paintings include portraits, landscapes, and western subjects. Tonk died in Garden Grove, CA on Nov. 20, 1968. Member: Laguna Beach AA; Glendale AA. In: Chelan Co. (WA) Historical Society; Carey Museum (Cashmere, WA). lnvw; AAW; Sam; The Cowboy in Art by Ed Ainsworth. Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book
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Keywords (25)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Caricatures
- •Cowboys
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape with Cattle, Sheep or Other Farm Animals
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art School
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Grand Central Art Galleries, New York City