A. R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art
150 East Main Street
Po Box 95
Trinidad, CO 81082
Po Box 95
Trinidad, CO 81082
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Museums page for Frank B Hoffman ((1888 - 1958)), known for Western painting, sculpture, illustration. Showing 5 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1888 Chicago, Illinois - 1958 Taos, New Mexico. Known for: Western painting, sculpture, illustration.
Growing up in New Orleans where his father raced horses, Frank Hoffman developed a great love for these animals, which was reflected in his paintings. He worked as an illustrator for the "Chicago... Read full biography
Growing up in New Orleans where his father raced horses, Frank Hoffman developed a great love for these animals, which was reflected in his paintings. He worked as an illustrator for the "Chicago American" newspaper, which gave him an opportunity to draw many subjects from opera to prize fights,... Read full biography
Growing up in New Orleans where his father raced horses, Frank Hoffman developed a great love for these animals, which was reflected in his paintings. He worked as an illustrator for the "Chicago American" newspaper, which gave him an opportunity to draw many subjects from opera to prize fights, and eventually he became head of the department. During that time, he took formal art training from J. Wellington Reynolds, a portrait painter. In 1916, having been rejected for military service because... Read full biography
Growing up in New Orleans where his father raced horses, Frank Hoffman developed a great love for these animals, which was reflected in his paintings. He worked as an illustrator for the "Chicago American" newspaper, which gave him an opportunity to draw many subjects from opera to prize fights, and eventually he became head of the department. During that time, he took formal art training from J. Wellington Reynolds, a portrait painter. In 1916, having been rejected for military service because of poor eyesight, he went West and lived with cowboys and Indian tribes and served as public relations director for Glacier National Park. Eventually he settled on a ranch near Taos, New Mexico, and became part of that art colony and studied with... Read full biography
Growing up in New Orleans where his father raced horses, Frank Hoffman developed a great love for these animals, which was reflected in his paintings. He worked as an illustrator for the "Chicago American" newspaper, which gave him an opportunity to draw many subjects from opera to prize fights, and eventually he became head of the department. During that time, he took formal art training from J. Wellington Reynolds, a portrait painter. In 1916, having been rejected for military service because of poor eyesight, he went West and lived with cowboys and Indian tribes and served as public relations director for Glacier National Park. Eventually he settled on a ranch near Taos, New Mexico, and became part of that art colony and studied with Leon Gaspard, who encouraged him to use color freely. Advertisers including General Motors, General Electric, and the Great Nor... Read full biography
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About Frank B Hoffman: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (5)
All MuseumsJoslyn Art Museum
2200 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68102National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
1700 Ne 63rd Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73111Sangre De Cristo Arts Center
210 N Santa Fe Avenue
Pueblo, CO 81003Woolaroc Museum
The Frank Phillips Foundation Inc.
1925 Woolaroc Ranch Road
Bartlesville, OK 74003