Desert Caballeros Western Museum
21 N. Frontier St.
Wickenburg, AZ 85390
Wickenburg, AZ 85390
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Museums page for Lon Megargee ((1883 - 1960)), known for Cowboy genre painting, illustration, graphics. Showing 8 museum collections and exhibitions.
Lon Megargee MUSEUMS
1883 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1960 Cottonwood, Arizona. Known for: Cowboy genre painting, illustration, graphics.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lon Megargee, at age 13, ran away from his upper class home and went West in 1896 led by his zest for the wild and adventuresome life. There he... Read full biography
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lon Megargee, at age 13, ran away from his upper class home and went West in 1896 led by his zest for the wild and adventuresome life. There he established a reputation as a cowboy painter and illustrator with work most associated with Arizona Brewing... Read full biography
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lon Megargee, at age 13, ran away from his upper class home and went West in 1896 led by his zest for the wild and adventuresome life. There he established a reputation as a cowboy painter and illustrator with work most associated with Arizona Brewing Company ads featuring humorous aspects of cowboy life. In his youth, he worked as a free-lance cowboy, exhibition roper, poker dealer, and bronco buster in Arizona, and then went east again to study... Read full biography
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lon Megargee, at age 13, ran away from his upper class home and went West in 1896 led by his zest for the wild and adventuresome life. There he established a reputation as a cowboy painter and illustrator with work most associated with Arizona Brewing Company ads featuring humorous aspects of cowboy life. In his youth, he worked as a free-lance cowboy, exhibition roper, poker dealer, and bronco buster in Arizona, and then went east again to study art in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and to New York at the Art Students League and Pratt Institute. He returned to Arizona, living in Cave Creek, Salt River Canyon, Phoenix and the last years of his life near Sedona. His... Read full biography
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lon Megargee, at age 13, ran away from his upper class home and went West in 1896 led by his zest for the wild and adventuresome life. There he established a reputation as a cowboy painter and illustrator with work most associated with Arizona Brewing Company ads featuring humorous aspects of cowboy life. In his youth, he worked as a free-lance cowboy, exhibition roper, poker dealer, and bronco buster in Arizona, and then went east again to study art in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and to New York at the Art Students League and Pratt Institute. He returned to Arizona, living in Cave Creek, Salt River Canyon, Phoenix and the last years of his life near Sedona. His Phoenix home later became a popular hotel and dining place called the Hermosa Inn. Megargee was a ranch owner and also d... Read full biography
Lon Megargee - Artist Info
About Lon Megargee: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (8)
All MuseumsHubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
P.O. Box 150
Ganado, AZ 86505New Mexico Museum of Art
113 Lincoln Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501New-York Historical Society
2 West 77th Street At Central Park
New York City, NY 10024Roswell Museum and Art Center
100 West 11th
Roswell, NM 88201The Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
949 East Second Street
Tucson, AZ 85719The Newark Museum of Art
49 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102Tucson Museum of Art
140 N. Main Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85718