Cowboy Artists of America
Template:Short description The Cowboy Artists of America (CAA) is an exclusive organization of artists that was founded in 1965. It was founded in 1965 by four prominent western artists, Joe Beeler, Charlie Dye, John Hampton and George Phippen, who have all since died. Since its inception, the exclusive organization of artists has always been dedicated to portraying the lifestyles of the cowboy and the American West, both as it was and as it endures. The CAA was founded in 1965 in Sedona, Arizona and held its first art show in 1966 at the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In 1973, the annual event moved to the Phoenix Art Museum. In April 2011, the museum announced that it would no longer host the event.<ref>The Arizona Republic: “About Cowboy Artists of America.” Richard Nilsen. April 17, 2011.</ref>
In 2015, the CAA's 50th anniversary exhibition was to be held at the Scottsdale Museum of the West in Scottsdale, Arizona.<ref name=scottsdale2015>Template:Cite news</ref>
The artists' works, highly sought after by western collectors, often fetch high prices. As an example, Howard Terpning's Cooling Off the Hard Way sold for $305,000 at the 2003 Santa Fe Art Auction.
Members
As of 2015, the CAA had cumulatively had 77 artists as members.<ref name=scottsdale2015/> Notable members have included:
- Joe Beeler (1931-2006)
- Harley Brown
- Charlie Dye
- Phil Epp
- John Hampton
- George Phippen
- Tom Ryan<ref name=fp group=note>A former president of the CAA</ref>
- Gordon Snidow<ref name=fp group=note />
- William Moyers<ref name=fp group=note />
- U. Grant Speed<ref name=fp group=note />
- James Boren<ref name=fp group=note />
- Fred Fellows<ref name=fp group=note />
- James Reynolds<ref name=fp group=note />
- Harvey W. Johnson<ref name=fp group=note />
- Bill Owen<ref name=fp group=note />
- Howard Terpning<ref name=fp group=note />
- Gary Carter<ref name=fp group=note />
- Frank McCarthy
- Gary Niblett<ref name=fp group=note />
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