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Tom (Thomas) Ryan

Tom (Thomas) Ryan (1922 - 2011) was active/lived in Texas, Arizona.  Tom Ryan is known for Cowboy genre, western theme painting, illustration.

Following is an obituary of the artist from mywesttexas.com, posted December 15, 2011, and written by Georgia Temple.

The longhorns appear to be busting out of the west wall of the Midland County Public Library. The mural, In the New World, was designed by Tom Ryan, a well known and highly respected Western artist honored in 1996 by the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City (now the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum) with the Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award.

"I couldn't believe it," Ryan, who had lived here since 1982, told the Reporter-Telegram in 1996 when he received the award. "I never expected it, and I guess that's why it made me feel so good."

Ryan had been a frequent exhibitor in the Prix de West shows there, and in 1996 completed The Remuda, a monumental work of art that depicts 30 galloping ranch horses and two cowhands — one in the lead and the other waving a lasso and riding drag. The silhouette-style work   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 8603 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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Research resources

.  askART lists Tom (Thomas) Ryan in 2 of its research Essays. Tom (Thomas) Ryan has 20 artist signature examples available in our database.

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Facts about Tom (Thomas) Ryan

   Publications  Book References:  28
Magazine References:  9

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9 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Tom (Thomas) Ryan
Magazine Article Date Author Color
Southwest Art On the Scene September 2004 Editors, Southwest Art Yes
Art-Talk Art Buzzzz May 2004 Editors, Art-Talk Yes
Art of the West Timeless Art November 2002 Stavig, Vicki Yes
Southwest Art 30 years of Southwest Art May 2001 Editor, Southwest Art Yes
Southwest Art Visions September 1998 Eauclaire, Sally Yes
Art of the West A Serious Affliction: Collecting September 1998 Stavig, Vicki Yes
Southwest Art Down to the Details June 1996 Comer, Diana Yes
Southwest Art The American West July 1995 Duty, Michael Yes
Southwest Art Biographies of the 64 Artists July 1995 SW editors Yes
28 Book References for Tom (Thomas) Ryan
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 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2002 Duty, Michael; Don Hedgpeth Cowboy Artists of America 216 Yes
2001 Editors, Art of the West Art of the West Guidebook of Western Artists 2001 Edition 88 Yes
2001 McGarry, Susan Hallsten; Ken Townsend Tom Ryan and the Cowboys of the 6666 Ranch 0 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1998 Phoenix Art Museum Cowboy Artists of America Thirty-Third Annual Exhibition
(Exhibition catalog)
80 Yes
1997 Hagerty, Donald J Leading the West One Hundred Contemporary Painters & Sculptors 213 Yes
1997 Southwest Art Red Book Price Guide-1997 Western American Art 128 No
1993 Southwest Art The Red Book Western American Price Index 126 No
1993 Southwest Art Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art 64 No
1988 Reynolds, Catherine Cowboy Artists of America
(Exhibition catalog)
153 Yes
1987 Hassrick, Royal B History of Western American Art 192 Yes
1986 Carter, Gary (Introduction) Cowboy Artists of America 1986 Twenty-First Annual Exhibition
(Exhibition catalog)
64 Yes
1983 Dedera, Don Visions West The Story of Cowboy Artists of America Museum 84 Yes
1982 Samuels, Peggy and Harold Contemporary Western Artists 608 Yes
1981 San Diego Museum of Art The Cowboy
(Exhibition catalog)
89 Yes
1976 Howard, James K Ten Years with the Cowboy Artist A Complete History
(Exhibition catalog)
213 No
1976 Samuels, Peggy and Harold The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West 549 No
1975 Hassrick, Royal B Western Painting Today 175 Yes
1975 Hudson, I.F. (Introduction); Frank W. Meyers, Jr. Stamford Art Foundation Exhibit and Sale, 1975 John Selmon Memorial Gallery
(Exhibition catalog)
87 No
1972 Meigs, John (intro) The Cowboy in American Prints 184 No
1972 Paladin, Vivian A Rendezvous of Western Art, 1972
(Exhibition catalog)
64 Yes
1971 Cowboy Artists Of America Cowboy Artists of America Sixth Annual Exhibition 1971
(Exhibition catalog)
40 Yes
1971 Harmsen, Dorothy Harmsen's Western Americana 212 Yes
1971 Krakel, Dean Tom Ryan A Painter in Four Sixes Country 111 No
1968 Ainsworth, Ed; John Wayne (Foreward) The Cowboy in Art 242 Yes
1968 Krakel, Dean (Introduction) Cowboy Artists of America Third Annual Exhibit
(Exhibition catalog)
16 No
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