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Born 1937 Bartlett, Nebraska. Known for: Western figure and wildlife sculpture.
Raised on the Mignery ranch near Bartlett, Nebraska, Herb Mignery knows western life first hand because the ranch of his childhood has been in the Mignery family for over 100 years. It was assumed he... Read full biography
Raised on the Mignery ranch near Bartlett, Nebraska, Herb Mignery knows western life first hand because the ranch of his childhood has been in the Mignery family for over 100 years. It was assumed he would be a cowboy, but his love of art led him to illustration, both in the army and later in... Read full biography
Raised on the Mignery ranch near Bartlett, Nebraska, Herb Mignery knows western life first hand because the ranch of his childhood has been in the Mignery family for over 100 years. It was assumed he would be a cowboy, but his love of art led him to illustration, both in the army and later in commercial art. In 1973, he cast his first bronze and from that time devoted himself to sculpture. With bronze as his primary medium, he expresses his fascination "with the fluid movement of horse and... Read full biography
Raised on the Mignery ranch near Bartlett, Nebraska, Herb Mignery knows western life first hand because the ranch of his childhood has been in the Mignery family for over 100 years. It was assumed he would be a cowboy, but his love of art led him to illustration, both in the army and later in commercial art. In 1973, he cast his first bronze and from that time devoted himself to sculpture. With bronze as his primary medium, he expresses his fascination "with the fluid movement of horse and rider, forming the basis for his strength in sculpting motion," meaning cowboys on horseback roping steers and driving cattle, Indians poised for defense, cattle roaming the plains, and buffaloes butting heads. With his figure pieces, he often depicts... Read full biography
Raised on the Mignery ranch near Bartlett, Nebraska, Herb Mignery knows western life first hand because the ranch of his childhood has been in the Mignery family for over 100 years. It was assumed he would be a cowboy, but his love of art led him to illustration, both in the army and later in commercial art. In 1973, he cast his first bronze and from that time devoted himself to sculpture. With bronze as his primary medium, he expresses his fascination "with the fluid movement of horse and rider, forming the basis for his strength in sculpting motion," meaning cowboys on horseback roping steers and driving cattle, Indians poised for defense, cattle roaming the plains, and buffaloes butting heads. With his figure pieces, he often depicts common folk including traditional westerners and "more subtle characters of the old and contemporary West: she... Read full biography
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Keywords (35)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Bronze
- •Ink
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
Art Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Horses: Equestrian Genre, in Landscape and/or Portraits
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Landscape with Cattle, Sheep or Other Farm Animals
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Statue Sculpture
- •War Scenes, Military Genre, Figure, Portrait, Battles
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
- •Western United States
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Art Association
- •Cowboy Artists of America
- •National Sculpture Society
Awards/Recognition
- •Kieckhefer:Best of Show, Cowboy Artists of America
- •Ray Swanson Memorial Award, Cowboy Artists
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Cartoon Specialty
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Figure Specialty
- •Horse Subject Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Cowboy Artists of America-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Charles Russell Art Show/Auction/ and/or Museum
- •Masters of the American West, Autry Center
Exhibition of Special Venue, Art Parks
- •Prix de West Invitational