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Michael Thomas

Michael Thomas (Born 1954) is active/lives in Wyoming.  Michael Thomas is known for Sculptor-animal, history, cowboy.

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A cowboy and sculptor whose highly detailed cowboy sculpture reflect his own life, D Michael Thomas has a studio and barn together on his Wyoming property overlooking the town of Buffalo. He models his bronzes after real people but works primarily from memory and not from photos.

He was born in Big Piney, Wyoming to a five-generation Western family that includes the famous mountain man, Joe Meek. His father was a game warden and taught him about animals including the raising and riding of horses and the life of a cowboy. In his family, art was encouraged by his mother who was an accomplished easel painter. She introduced her son to the work of Charles Russell. A second grade teacher reinforced him by displaying his paintings in the school hallways.

But Thomas didn't really get serious about art until he attended the University of Wyoming majoring in Animal Science. One of his friends was sculpting in bronze, gave him some clay, and he was very taken with it, quickly losin   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3406 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Michael Thomas

   Publications  Book References:  5
Magazine References:  7

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7 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Michael Thomas
Magazine Article Date Author Color
Southwest Art Taking Shape July 2006 Editors Yes
Southwest Art Way Out West August 2004 Flood, Elizabeth Clair Yes
Art of the West the Studio August 2001 Stavig, Vicki Yes
Southwest Art Artists to Watch July 2001 Tavakoli, Brenda Yes
Art of the West What's News October 2000 Editors, Art of the West Yes
Art of the West Three-Dimensional Delights August 2000 Stavig, Vicki Yes
Art of the West What You See is What You Get February 1999 Coyner, Barbara Yes
5 Book References for Michael Thomas
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Editors, Art of the West Art of the West Guidebook of Western Artists 80 Yes
2004 Editors, Art of the West Art of the West Guidebook of Western Artists: 2004 80 Yes
2003 Editors, Art of the West Art of the West Guidebook of Western Artists, 2003 Edition 80 No
2001 Editors, Art of the West Art of the West Guidebook of Western Artists 2001 Edition 88 Yes
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