George Phippen, (July 11, 1915 – April 13, 1966), was an American sculptor and painter from Arizona. He was the co-founder and first president of the Cowboy Artists of America. He is the namesake of the Phippen Museum in Prescott, Arizona.
Early life[]
Phippen was born in 1915 in Charles City, Iowa.[1][2] He grew up as a cowboy in Kansas,[2] and he received no formal art education.[1] When he was serving in World War II, he taught himself to paint. After the war, he briefly worked with artist Henry Balink in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[1]
Career[]
Over the course of twenty years, Phippen did approximately 3,000 works in his brief career.[3] He was a sculptor and painter in representational style of western genre, figures, horses and cattle.[2][3] His work included the bronze sculpture Cowboy in a Storm.
Phippen was a member of the Mountain Artists Guild.[2] He was also a co-founder of the Cowboy Artists of America, and he served as its first president.[1][4]
Personal life, death and legacy[]
Phippen married Louise Goble.[2] They had three children,[2] and they resided in Skull Valley near Prescott, Arizona.[5]
Phippen died of cancer in 1966 in Skull Valley, at age 50.[4][5] The Phippen Museum was established in 1975.[5][6] His widow authored a book about him in 1983.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "George Phippen". http://cowboyartistsofamerica.com/members/deceased/George-Phippen. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Butcher, Harold (July 15, 1951). "To Please Cowboys Is Cowboy Artist's Aim". Arizona Republic. p. 30. https://www.newspapers.com/image/116683257/?terms=%22George%2BPhippen%22. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "George Phippen Retrospective September 11 - December 30, 2004". http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/4aa/4aa526.htm. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Cowboy Artist Dies". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. April 16, 1966. p. 8. https://www.newspapers.com/image/25844564/?spot=1968444. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Wayman, Ken (May 25, 1975). "Friends pay homage to cowboy artist". Arizona Republic. p. 130. https://www.newspapers.com/image/118479746/?terms=%22George%2BPhippen%22. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ↑ Nilsen, Richard (May 23, 2004). "Phippen celebrates anniversary with art". Arizona Republic. p. 71. https://www.newspapers.com/image/125570648/?terms=%22George%2BPhippen%22. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
Further reading[]
- Phippen, Louise (1983). George Phippen: The Man, The Artist. Prescott, Arizona: R. Tanner Associates. ISBN 9780942078046. OCLC 13283128.
External links & References[]
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