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Museums page for Edgar Samuel Paxson ((1852 - 1919)), known for Indian-frontier-animal, portrait painting. Showing 7 museum collections and exhibitions.
Edgar Samuel Paxson MUSEUMS
1852 Orchard Park, New York - 1919 Missoula, Montana. Known for: Indian-frontier-animal, portrait painting.
Edgar Paxson (1852-1919). Charles M. Russell was a friend of Edgar Paxson, and although they did not meet often, they admired each other and relished their time together. Along with John L. Clarke,... Read full biography
Edgar Paxson (1852-1919). Charles M. Russell was a friend of Edgar Paxson, and although they did not meet often, they admired each other and relished their time together. Along with John L. Clarke, Earl Heikka, and O.C. Seltzer, they are Montana’s most noted artists. Born on April 25, 1852 near... Read full biography
Edgar Paxson (1852-1919). Charles M. Russell was a friend of Edgar Paxson, and although they did not meet often, they admired each other and relished their time together. Along with John L. Clarke, Earl Heikka, and O.C. Seltzer, they are Montana’s most noted artists. Born on April 25, 1852 near Buffalo, New York, Paxson grew up reading dime novels about the West. He was fascinated with the Indian. His only schooling was one year in a Quaker schoolhouse—Friends Institute in East Hamburg, New... Read full biography
Edgar Paxson (1852-1919). Charles M. Russell was a friend of Edgar Paxson, and although they did not meet often, they admired each other and relished their time together. Along with John L. Clarke, Earl Heikka, and O.C. Seltzer, they are Montana’s most noted artists. Born on April 25, 1852 near Buffalo, New York, Paxson grew up reading dime novels about the West. He was fascinated with the Indian. His only schooling was one year in a Quaker schoolhouse—Friends Institute in East Hamburg, New York. In fact, he had no formal art training, but learned on the job from his father who was a sign painter. Close to the same time the Nez Perce and Chief Joseph were fleeing from the U.S. cavalry, in 1878 Paxson hired on with Montana ranchers, then as... Read full biography
Edgar Paxson (1852-1919). Charles M. Russell was a friend of Edgar Paxson, and although they did not meet often, they admired each other and relished their time together. Along with John L. Clarke, Earl Heikka, and O.C. Seltzer, they are Montana’s most noted artists. Born on April 25, 1852 near Buffalo, New York, Paxson grew up reading dime novels about the West. He was fascinated with the Indian. His only schooling was one year in a Quaker schoolhouse—Friends Institute in East Hamburg, New York. In fact, he had no formal art training, but learned on the job from his father who was a sign painter. Close to the same time the Nez Perce and Chief Joseph were fleeing from the U.S. cavalry, in 1878 Paxson hired on with Montana ranchers, then as a hunter, and briefly as a scout. Over time, he set up shop in Deer Lodge, Montana as a sign painter. His first attempt at becoming a pro... Read full biography
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About Edgar Samuel Paxson: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (7)
All MuseumsFavell Museum of Western Art and Indian Artifacts
125 West Main Street
P O Box 606
Klamath Falls, OR 97601Missoula Art Museum
335 North Pattee Street
Missoula, MT 59802Montana Historical Society
Montana Heritage Center
225 N. Roberts St.
Helena, MT 59620-1201Montana Museum of Art and Culture (MMAC), University of Montana
795 S. 5th St. E.
Missoula, MT 59812The Rockwell Museum
111 Cedar Street
Corning, NY 14830-2694Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel Street
Box 208271
New Haven, CT 06520-8271