Book: Cowboy Artists of America 8th Annual LE Signed Fred Harman - CAA MEMBER EDITION

PRE-OWNED

A rare find!
8th Annual Cowboy Artists of America Exhibition hardcover book.
Hand-signed:  FRED HARMAN

First Edition
Limited Edition of 30 - CAA MEMBER EDITION
PUBLISHED DATE: 1973
Exhibition: Phoenix Art Museum  Sept 14 - Nov 4, 1973

Hand-signed:  FRED HARMAN

Forward by US Senator Barry Goldwater (AZ)
Condition: good to excellent  
No major tears or issues.  
80 pages
Northland Press | Flagstaff AZ

PROVENANCE:
• From the estate / studio of Roy Andersen CA, member Cowboy Artists of America, Kerrville TX.

A collectible small treasure for those who enjoy the Red Ryder Comic Strips, western artwork, and CA collectors.

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ABOUT FRED HARMAN (1902-1982)
Both a cartoonist and western artist, Harman was first employed at newspapers around the age of 20. While working at the Kansas City Film Ad Company, he met and worked with Walt Disney.  Early in his career he formed a business partnership with Walt Disney, but the short lived business venture only lasted about a year.

In the late 1930's Harman met publisher Stephen Slesinger who was searching for a western artist for his new scripted cowboy strip.   Fred Harman, who was a working cowboy himself, knew the cowboy way of life.  He drew Red Ryder and working together, the Red Ryder series quickly grew world-wide fame.  
Harman drew Red Ryder for 25 years reaching 40 million readers & 750 newspapers.  

Harman was one of the original 1965 COWBOY ARTISTS OF AMERICA founding members.  In June 1965 he met with other founders Joe Beeler, Charlie Dye, John Hampton, and George Pippin in Sedona AZ to form the bylaws that created the group and settle on the name, Cowboy Artists of America (CAA).  
The CAA continues to be the most influential group of western artists in American history.

Harman's original paintings were part of the first annual Cowboy Artists exhibition held 1966 at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, which is now called the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.

Harman and his artwork earned many honors and awards through the years.

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