Cowboy Artists of America Celebrates 50th Anniversary

With the celebration of the Cowboy Artists of America’s 50th anniversary, one has to wonder if the founding artists—Joe Beeler, Charlie Dye, John Hampton, and George Phippen—could have envisioned what the organization would become and that it would still be going strong five decades later. Those four men, along with dozens of others who were invited to join the prestigious organization over the years, were committed to creating authentic representations of life—and work—in the American West and to doing so with the highest of artistic standards.

Four members of the CAA—John Coleman, Martin Grelle, Bill Nebeker, and Jim Norton—recently took time to share their views of where the organization has been, where it is headed, and what it means to them personally and professionally.