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William E. (Bill) Johnson (1925 - 2003) was active/lived in New York, Colorado. William Johnson is known for Old West genre, illustrator, sculptor.
The following, submitted June 2005, is from Robert Parsons of Robert Parsons Fine Art, Taos, New Mexico.
William E. Johnson was a painter true to his roots. Depicting a historical view of the West in which he grew up became the basis of his life's work as an illustrator of the Old West. His early years were spent on ranches around Gunnison, Colorado, a scenic area which epitomized the romantic notions of the Old West.
It was in Gunnison that Johnson was to have the good fortune of meeting and studying under the legendary Harvey Dunn, one of the legendary Brandywine illustrators. During the summer of 1947, Dunn was teaching at the Western State College in Gunnison. This experience led Johnson to spend two years with Arthur Mitchell, a former student of Dunn's who was then heading up the art department at Trinidad State College in Trinidad Colorado.
His early work with two of America's great illustrators set a tone for the life work of Bill Johnson. He furthered hi ...
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William E (Bill) Johnson
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Art Method
Easel Painting
Illustration, Illustrator
Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Bronze
Oil Paint
Art Style
Realism/Semi Impressionism
Realist, Representational, Naturalist
Art Subject
Cowboys
Horses: Equestrian Genre, in Landscape and/or Portraits
Indians, Native Americans
Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
Art Teacher
Frank Reilly
Art School
Art Center College, School of Design, Pasadena, Teacher
Art Students League of New York, Student
Harvey Dunn School of Art, Leonia, New Jersey, Student
Chronology
Late 20th Century After 1950
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Commercial Art and Design
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