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Born 1953 Sausalito, California. Known for: Mod historical western genre and figure painting.
A painter, usually in acrylic, of iconic western figures including cowboys, Indians and white-male shoot-em-up villains, Thom Ross is dedicated to "historical ghosts", that is depicting events of... Read full biography
A painter, usually in acrylic, of iconic western figures including cowboys, Indians and white-male shoot-em-up villains, Thom Ross is dedicated to "historical ghosts", that is depicting events of frontier American history such as The Alamo and Custer's Last Stand in a way that cuts through... Read full biography
A painter, usually in acrylic, of iconic western figures including cowboys, Indians and white-male shoot-em-up villains, Thom Ross is dedicated to "historical ghosts", that is depicting events of frontier American history such as The Alamo and Custer's Last Stand in a way that cuts through mythology and shows underlying realism. He is bored by the traditional images of heroes and unlikely feats or accomplishments, and is dedicated to keeping American history alive---as it really happened. When... Read full biography
A painter, usually in acrylic, of iconic western figures including cowboys, Indians and white-male shoot-em-up villains, Thom Ross is dedicated to "historical ghosts", that is depicting events of frontier American history such as The Alamo and Custer's Last Stand in a way that cuts through mythology and shows underlying realism. He is bored by the traditional images of heroes and unlikely feats or accomplishments, and is dedicated to keeping American history alive---as it really happened. When he is not at his easel, he is reading books from which he gets ideas for more paintings. Many of his pieces are humorous such as his Indians Playing Pingpong, which shows men in full feather headdresses having fun at a light-hearted game instead of... Read full biography
A painter, usually in acrylic, of iconic western figures including cowboys, Indians and white-male shoot-em-up villains, Thom Ross is dedicated to "historical ghosts", that is depicting events of frontier American history such as The Alamo and Custer's Last Stand in a way that cuts through mythology and shows underlying realism. He is bored by the traditional images of heroes and unlikely feats or accomplishments, and is dedicated to keeping American history alive---as it really happened. When he is not at his easel, he is reading books from which he gets ideas for more paintings. Many of his pieces are humorous such as his Indians Playing Pingpong, which shows men in full feather headdresses having fun at a light-hearted game instead of the stock image of them aiming bows and arrows at white frontier settlers. Another painting,... Read full biography
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Keywords (20)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Caricatures
- •Cowboys
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Acrylic Paint Specialty
- •Animal Specialty
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
Exhibition of Special Group
- •Buffalo Bill Art Show