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 John Wade Hampton ((1918 - 2000)), known for Cowboy-Indian genre, sculpture, illustration. Showing 5 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1918 New York, New York - 2000 Sonoita, Arizona. Known for: Cowboy-Indian genre, sculpture, illustration.
Born in New York City and then settling in Scottsdale, Arizona, John (Johnny) Hampton became a renowned painter and sculptor of cowboy life that he grew to know first hand from living much of his... Read full biography
Born in New York City and then settling in Scottsdale, Arizona, John (Johnny) Hampton became a renowned painter and sculptor of cowboy life that he grew to know first hand from living much of his life in the Southwest. He was raised in Brooklyn and developed a love for the West from seeing Tom Mix... Read full biography
Born in New York City and then settling in Scottsdale, Arizona, John (Johnny) Hampton became a renowned painter and sculptor of cowboy life that he grew to know first hand from living much of his life in the Southwest. He was raised in Brooklyn and developed a love for the West from seeing Tom Mix movies. Acting out his fantasy of becoming a cowboy, he used pretended he was roping cows by using his mother's clothesline. He began illustration pulp magazines with western themes while he was in... Read full biography
Born in New York City and then settling in Scottsdale, Arizona, John (Johnny) Hampton became a renowned painter and sculptor of cowboy life that he grew to know first hand from living much of his life in the Southwest. He was raised in Brooklyn and developed a love for the West from seeing Tom Mix movies. Acting out his fantasy of becoming a cowboy, he used pretended he was roping cows by using his mother's clothesline. He began illustration pulp magazines with western themes while he was in high school and at age sixteen, won a contest for sketch artists. When World War II began, he served in an Intelligence capacity in the South Pacific. Having assisted Fred Harman with the comic strip "Red Ryder," he used the proceeds after the War to... Read full biography
Born in New York City and then settling in Scottsdale, Arizona, John (Johnny) Hampton became a renowned painter and sculptor of cowboy life that he grew to know first hand from living much of his life in the Southwest. He was raised in Brooklyn and developed a love for the West from seeing Tom Mix movies. Acting out his fantasy of becoming a cowboy, he used pretended he was roping cows by using his mother's clothesline. He began illustration pulp magazines with western themes while he was in high school and at age sixteen, won a contest for sketch artists. When World War II began, he served in an Intelligence capacity in the South Pacific. Having assisted Fred Harman with the comic strip "Red Ryder," he used the proceeds after the War to buy a small ranch near Silver City, New Mexico, in order to get a taste of the cowboy life that so intrigued him. He stayed there for twe... Read full biography
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About John Wade Hampton: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (5)
All MuseumsDesert Caballeros Western Museum
21 N. Frontier St.
Wickenburg, AZ 85390National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
1700 Ne 63rd Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73111Phoenix Art Museum
1625 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004-1685Sangre De Cristo Arts Center
210 N Santa Fe Avenue
Pueblo, CO 81003