Artists We Love
Bill Anton

Bill Anton

“They’re all real folks,” says Bill Anton, referring to the cowboys and ranchers he depicts with his oils. Most of his work—if not all—evokes the...

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Roger Archibald

Roger Archibald

“Is that pencil?” mocks Western artist and Arizona native Roger Archibald. When people’s eyes first fall upon his black-and-white depictions of...

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Thom Ross

Thom Ross

“I had a cowboy who came to one of my shows and exclaimed, ‘This isn’t Western art!’” Thom Ross says. “And every painting was of Billy the Kid, Doc...

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Gary Ernest Smith

Gary Ernest Smith

Gary Ernest Smith can often be found creating artworks in his Highland, Utah, studio, or out in the vast, open spaces. “I like the challenge,” Smith...

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Hal Empie

Hal Empie

Being a native of Arizona has always been considered rare. For Hal Empie, who was born outside of Safford in 1909, while the territory was still...

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Fighting the Elements

A Pictorial Historian

George Catlin’s paintings were predicted to “grow in importance with advancing years, and when the race of which they are the representation will...

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Fighting the Elements

A Pictorial Historian

George Catlin’s paintings were predicted to “grow in importance with advancing years, and when the race of which they are the representation will...

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Phippen Art Museum

Phippen Art Museum

Artists will find a place of honor at historic Courthouse Square in downtown Prescott, Arizona. George Phippen’s namesake museum, the Phippen Art...

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