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1921 Holdfast, Saskatchewan - 2010. Known for: Horses, western genre, illustrator.
Known for his western scene paintings, especially with horses and cowboys, Newman Myrah has his studio in Oregon and was born in Saskatchewan, Canada. He said: ". my interest in the horse and what... Read full biography
Known for his western scene paintings, especially with horses and cowboys, Newman Myrah has his studio in Oregon and was born in Saskatchewan, Canada. He said: ". my interest in the horse and what the animal meant to the West determines the subject matter of many of my paintings.". When he was five... Read full biography
Known for his western scene paintings, especially with horses and cowboys, Newman Myrah has his studio in Oregon and was born in Saskatchewan, Canada. He said: ". my interest in the horse and what the animal meant to the West determines the subject matter of many of my paintings.". When he was five years old, Myrah moved to Deer Lodge, Montana with his parents and was raised in a small town, where he was the only kid that seemed to have art talent. After high school, he went to commercial art... Read full biography
Known for his western scene paintings, especially with horses and cowboys, Newman Myrah has his studio in Oregon and was born in Saskatchewan, Canada. He said: ". my interest in the horse and what the animal meant to the West determines the subject matter of many of my paintings.". When he was five years old, Myrah moved to Deer Lodge, Montana with his parents and was raised in a small town, where he was the only kid that seemed to have art talent. After high school, he went to commercial art school in Portland During World War II, he was in Japan and in 1949, became a free-lance artist in Portland. By 1980, he was a full-time fine-art painter and credits Charles Russell for much of his inspiration. Myrah was a charter member of the... Read full biography
Known for his western scene paintings, especially with horses and cowboys, Newman Myrah has his studio in Oregon and was born in Saskatchewan, Canada. He said: ". my interest in the horse and what the animal meant to the West determines the subject matter of many of my paintings.". When he was five years old, Myrah moved to Deer Lodge, Montana with his parents and was raised in a small town, where he was the only kid that seemed to have art talent. After high school, he went to commercial art school in Portland During World War II, he was in Japan and in 1949, became a free-lance artist in Portland. By 1980, he was a full-time fine-art painter and credits Charles Russell for much of his inspiration. Myrah was a charter member of the Northwest Rendezvous Group. Source:. Peggy and Harold Samuels, "Contemporary Western Artists"
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Keywords (26)
Art Method
- •Advertising Art
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
Art Style
- •Realism/Semi Impressionism
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Cowboys
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Horses: Equestrian Genre, in Landscape and/or Portraits
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Men, Trappers
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
Art Association
- •Northwest Rendezvous Group-
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Genre Specialty
- •Horse Subject Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Western Art-
- •Northwest Rendezvous Group
- •Western Rendezvous of Art
Exhibition of Museum
- •Charles Russell Art Show/Auction/ and/or Museum