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Museums page for James Boren ((1921 - 1990)), known for Frontier and cowboy genre painting, illustration, museum director. Showing 6 museum collections and exhibitions.
James Boren MUSEUMS
1921 Waxahatchie, Texas - 1990. Known for: Frontier and cowboy genre painting, illustration, museum director.
A noted watercolor and oil painter of western scenes and member of the Cowboy Artists of America, James Boren was born in Waxahatchie, Texas, the son of a minister, and from 1971, he lived in... Read full biography
A noted watercolor and oil painter of western scenes and member of the Cowboy Artists of America, James Boren was born in Waxahatchie, Texas, the son of a minister, and from 1971, he lived in Clifton, Texas. Because of the influence of his father, he continued to regard himself as a religious... Read full biography
A noted watercolor and oil painter of western scenes and member of the Cowboy Artists of America, James Boren was born in Waxahatchie, Texas, the son of a minister, and from 1971, he lived in Clifton, Texas. Because of the influence of his father, he continued to regard himself as a religious person. He knew as a teenager that he wanted to be an illustrator but his schooling at Southwestern College was interrupted by four years of military service in the Marines during World War II. After the... Read full biography
A noted watercolor and oil painter of western scenes and member of the Cowboy Artists of America, James Boren was born in Waxahatchie, Texas, the son of a minister, and from 1971, he lived in Clifton, Texas. Because of the influence of his father, he continued to regard himself as a religious person. He knew as a teenager that he wanted to be an illustrator but his schooling at Southwestern College was interrupted by four years of military service in the Marines during World War II. After the war in 1951, he earned his M.F.A. from the Kansas City Art Institute* and then taught for two years at St. Mary's College. With his earnings, he traveled the Southwest and also painted in Alaska, and in 1956 moved to Denver where he worked as a... Read full biography
A noted watercolor and oil painter of western scenes and member of the Cowboy Artists of America, James Boren was born in Waxahatchie, Texas, the son of a minister, and from 1971, he lived in Clifton, Texas. Because of the influence of his father, he continued to regard himself as a religious person. He knew as a teenager that he wanted to be an illustrator but his schooling at Southwestern College was interrupted by four years of military service in the Marines during World War II. After the war in 1951, he earned his M.F.A. from the Kansas City Art Institute* and then taught for two years at St. Mary's College. With his earnings, he traveled the Southwest and also painted in Alaska, and in 1956 moved to Denver where he worked as a concept illustrator for the Martin Company. In 1959, he began selling cowboy paintings, and in 1964, he became the first Art... Read full biography
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About James Boren: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (6)
All MuseumsBuffalo Bill Center of the West
720 Sheridan Ave
Cody, WY 82414Desert Caballeros Western Museum
21 N. Frontier St.
Wickenburg, AZ 85390Haley Memorial Library & History Center
1805 W. Indiana
Midland,, TX 79701Sangre 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