Robert Lougheed (May 27, 1910 – June 3, 1982) was a Canada-born American artist who has specialized in images of the

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. He was born and raised on a farm in Massey, Ontario, Canada. He became an illustrator for mail-order catalogues and for the ''

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'', but studied in his spare time at the

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and then at the

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. He went to New York City at the age of twenty-five as the pupil of Frank Vincent DuMond and Dean Cornwell at the

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. However he continued to work as an illustrator for over 30 years and his work appeared in magazines such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. Lougheed's work as a commercial artist included the

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logo of the red flying horse. He explored the American West, particularly the old

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in New Mexico, and many of his paintings were inspired by the scenery and animals of the region. Consequently, in 1970, he was commissioned by the

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to design the six-cent buffalo stamp for their Wildlife Conservation Series. Lougheed illustrated children's books such as the horse novels ''Mustang'' and ''San Domingo'' by

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and ''The Bell Ranch As I Knew It'' by George F. Ellis. He also illustrated books by Martha Downer Ellis, about Bell Ranch, including ''Bell Ranch Sketches'', ''Bell Ranch People and Places'' and ''Bell Ranch Recollections''. He won multiple awards at both the National Academy of Western Art and the Cowboy Artists of America. Some of his work is in the Cowboy Hall of Fame in

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, Oklahoma. Lougheed's interest in art extended to the founding of the National Academy of Art at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. He continued to serve as an advisor to the academy for many years. He also worked voluntarily as a teacher to many young painters. Outside of art, Lougheed was an avid tournament badminton player who won a number of regional and Connecticut state doubles titles. In December 2007, the Lougheed Studio at Claggett/Rey Gallery opened in Vail, Colorado. The Studio is devoted to the life and legacy of Lougheed. In January 2010, ''Robert Lougheed: Follow the Sun'' was published, chronicling the life and career of the artist.

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National Museum of Wildlife Art
of the United States

of the "Robert Lougheed Grand Prix de Wilderness" (Magma.ca, undated, archived 2007-01-04) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lougheed, Robert 20th-century Canadian painters Canadian male painters Artists of the American West Artists from Ontario Canadian children's book illustrators ExxonMobil people People from Sudbury District 1901 births 1982 deaths École des beaux-arts de Montréal alumni Canadian emigrants to the United States Art Students League of New York alumni

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