Booth Western Art Museum
501 N. Museum Dr
Po Box 3070
Cartersville, GA 30120
Po Box 3070
Cartersville, GA 30120
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Olaf Carl Wieghorst MUSEUMS
1899 Viborg, Denmark - 1988. Known for: Western-Indian-genre, horses.
Born in Viborg, Denmark, Olaf Wieghorst was a child acrobatic performer from the age of nine when he began appearances at Tivoli Theater in Copenhagen and later toured Europe. He also learned... Read full biography
Born in Viborg, Denmark, Olaf Wieghorst was a child acrobatic performer from the age of nine when he began appearances at Tivoli Theater in Copenhagen and later toured Europe. He also learned horseback riding working on a stock farm, and horses became a major focus of his admiration and later his... Read full biography
Born in Viborg, Denmark, Olaf Wieghorst was a child acrobatic performer from the age of nine when he began appearances at Tivoli Theater in Copenhagen and later toured Europe. He also learned horseback riding working on a stock farm, and horses became a major focus of his admiration and later his painting. In 1918, he arrived in the United States, having worked as a cabin boy on a steamer. He served in the 5th U.S. Cavalry on the Mexican border in the days of Pancho Villa. He later recalled a... Read full biography
Born in Viborg, Denmark, Olaf Wieghorst was a child acrobatic performer from the age of nine when he began appearances at Tivoli Theater in Copenhagen and later toured Europe. He also learned horseback riding working on a stock farm, and horses became a major focus of his admiration and later his painting. In 1918, he arrived in the United States, having worked as a cabin boy on a steamer. He served in the 5th U.S. Cavalry on the Mexican border in the days of Pancho Villa. He later recalled a favorite horse from that period and said that riding through El Paso in 1921, the horse fell on his ankle and broke it. The outfit was heading to Douglas, Arizona, and not wanting to be left behind with his injury, he stayed on the horse which carried... Read full biography
Born in Viborg, Denmark, Olaf Wieghorst was a child acrobatic performer from the age of nine when he began appearances at Tivoli Theater in Copenhagen and later toured Europe. He also learned horseback riding working on a stock farm, and horses became a major focus of his admiration and later his painting. In 1918, he arrived in the United States, having worked as a cabin boy on a steamer. He served in the 5th U.S. Cavalry on the Mexican border in the days of Pancho Villa. He later recalled a favorite horse from that period and said that riding through El Paso in 1921, the horse fell on his ankle and broke it. The outfit was heading to Douglas, Arizona, and not wanting to be left behind with his injury, he stayed on the horse which carried him all the way through the New Mexico desert on one of the hottest days of the year. The horse died during the night, having expended all his... Read full biography
Olaf Carl Wieghorst - Artist Info
About Olaf Carl Wieghorst: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (20)
All MuseumsBuffalo Bill Center of the West
720 Sheridan Ave
Cody, WY 82414C.M. Russell Museum
400 13th Street North
Great Falls, MT 59401Denver Art Museum
100 West 14th Avenue Parkway
Denver, CO 80204Desert Caballeros Western Museum
21 N. Frontier St.
Wickenburg, AZ 85390Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians-Western Art
500 West Washington
Indianapolis, IN 46204Helmerich Cntr. for American Research, Gilcrease Museum,Univ. of Tulsa
1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Road
Tulsa, OK 74127-2100National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
1700 Ne 63rd Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73111Olaf Wieghorst Museum And Western Heritage Center
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 951
Street Address: 131 Rea Avenue
El Cajon, CA 92022 (920Phippen Art Museum
4701 Highway 89 North
Prescott, AZ 86301Phoenix Art Museum
1625 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004-1685San Diego Museum of Art
Balboa Park, 1450 el Prado
Po 122107
San Diego, CA 92101Stark Museum of Art
712 Green Avenue
Orange, TX 77630The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64111-1873The Pearce Collections Museum, Navarro College
3100 W. Collin St.
Corsicana, TX 75110The Rockwell Museum
111 Cedar Street
Corning, NY 14830-2694The University of Arizona Museum of Art
1031 N. Olive Road
Tucson, AZ 85721-0002Tucson Museum of Art
140 N. Main Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85718Witte Museum
3801 Broadway
San Antonio, TX 78209Wright Museum of Art, Beloit College
Beloit College
700 College Street
Beloit, WI 53511-5595