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1940 Enid, Oklahoma - 2023. Known for: Cowboy figure and animal sculptor.
Harold T. Holden, or "H" as he is called by many, was born in Enid, Oklahoma. Although "H" was the first professional fine artist in the family, he comes from a family of creative and talented... Read full biography
Harold T. Holden, or "H" as he is called by many, was born in Enid, Oklahoma. Although "H" was the first professional fine artist in the family, he comes from a family of creative and talented inventors and engineers. In 1915, his great-grandfather George Failing invented the machine that creates... Read full biography
Harold T. Holden, or "H" as he is called by many, was born in Enid, Oklahoma. Although "H" was the first professional fine artist in the family, he comes from a family of creative and talented inventors and engineers. In 1915, his great-grandfather George Failing invented the machine that creates the bottle cap that is still used on beverages today. His grandfather, oil pioneer George E. Failing, invented the first portable drilling rig, as well as numerous drilling bits, still used in the... Read full biography
Harold T. Holden, or "H" as he is called by many, was born in Enid, Oklahoma. Although "H" was the first professional fine artist in the family, he comes from a family of creative and talented inventors and engineers. In 1915, his great-grandfather George Failing invented the machine that creates the bottle cap that is still used on beverages today. His grandfather, oil pioneer George E. Failing, invented the first portable drilling rig, as well as numerous drilling bits, still used in the industry today. "H" credits his love of horses to his father who was an avid horseman. After graduating from Enid High School, "H" attended Oklahoma State University and graduated from the Texas Academy of Art in Houston. He then began his art career in... Read full biography
Harold T. Holden, or "H" as he is called by many, was born in Enid, Oklahoma. Although "H" was the first professional fine artist in the family, he comes from a family of creative and talented inventors and engineers. In 1915, his great-grandfather George Failing invented the machine that creates the bottle cap that is still used on beverages today. His grandfather, oil pioneer George E. Failing, invented the first portable drilling rig, as well as numerous drilling bits, still used in the industry today. "H" credits his love of horses to his father who was an avid horseman. After graduating from Enid High School, "H" attended Oklahoma State University and graduated from the Texas Academy of Art in Houston. He then began his art career in the commercial art field, working in Wichita, Kansas and in Houston, Texas, and eventually took the position of art director at Horseman Magazin... Read full biography
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Keywords (28)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Large Scale, Monumental Artwork
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Cowboys
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Portrait-Full Length
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
Art Association
- •National Sculpture Society
Chronology
- •Early 21st Century
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Civil War Artist and/or Photographer
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Horse Subject Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Sculpture Society-
Exhibition of Special Group
- •Buffalo Bill Art Show
- •Mountain Oyster Western Art Show, Tucson
Exhibition of Special Venue, Art Parks
- •Prix de West Invitational