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1883 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1960 Cottonwood, Arizona. Known for: Cowboy genre painting, illustration, graphics.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lon Megargee, at age 13, ran away from his upper class home and went West in 1896 led by his zest for the wild and adventuresome life. There he... Read full biography
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lon Megargee, at age 13, ran away from his upper class home and went West in 1896 led by his zest for the wild and adventuresome life. There he established a reputation as a cowboy painter and illustrator with work most associated with Arizona Brewing... Read full biography
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lon Megargee, at age 13, ran away from his upper class home and went West in 1896 led by his zest for the wild and adventuresome life. There he established a reputation as a cowboy painter and illustrator with work most associated with Arizona Brewing Company ads featuring humorous aspects of cowboy life. In his youth, he worked as a free-lance cowboy, exhibition roper, poker dealer, and bronco buster in Arizona, and then went east again to study... Read full biography
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lon Megargee, at age 13, ran away from his upper class home and went West in 1896 led by his zest for the wild and adventuresome life. There he established a reputation as a cowboy painter and illustrator with work most associated with Arizona Brewing Company ads featuring humorous aspects of cowboy life. In his youth, he worked as a free-lance cowboy, exhibition roper, poker dealer, and bronco buster in Arizona, and then went east again to study art in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and to New York at the Art Students League and Pratt Institute. He returned to Arizona, living in Cave Creek, Salt River Canyon, Phoenix and the last years of his life near Sedona. His... Read full biography
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lon Megargee, at age 13, ran away from his upper class home and went West in 1896 led by his zest for the wild and adventuresome life. There he established a reputation as a cowboy painter and illustrator with work most associated with Arizona Brewing Company ads featuring humorous aspects of cowboy life. In his youth, he worked as a free-lance cowboy, exhibition roper, poker dealer, and bronco buster in Arizona, and then went east again to study art in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and to New York at the Art Students League and Pratt Institute. He returned to Arizona, living in Cave Creek, Salt River Canyon, Phoenix and the last years of his life near Sedona. His Phoenix home later became a popular hotel and dining place called the Hermosa Inn. Megargee was a ranch owner and also d... Read full biography
Lon Megargee - Artist Info
About Lon Megargee: Keywords
Keywords (53)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Tempera
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Caricatures
- •Cowboys
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Mountain Men, Trappers
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •California Before 1940
- •Grand Canyon, Arizona
- •Hubbell Trading Post, Ganado, Arizona
- •New Mexico Before 1940
- •Taos, New Mexico Before 1940
Art Association
- •California Art Club-
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Cooper Union Art School, Cooper School of Design, Student
- •Grand Central School of Art, Student
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
- •Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, Student
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •J.L Hubbell Collection, Arizona
- •Picerne Arizona Landmark Collection
- •Santa Fe Railroad Commissioned Art
- •Walter Bimson Western Art Collection
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
- •Pulp Fiction Illustrator
- •Railroad Promotion Commissioned Artist
- •Western Subject Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Biltmore Gallery, Los Angeles
- •Grand Central Art Galleries, New York City
- •Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Texas Centennial Exposition
Exhibition of Art Association
- •California Art Club