The Cowboy Artists of America (often referred to as the CA, or sometimes the CAA) was founded in 1965 by four prominent western artists, Joe Beeler, Charlie Dye, John Hampton and George Phippen. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Joe Beeler (1931-2006 was an American illustrator artist and sculptor specializing in the field of Western art. George Phippen, a western artist from Skull Valley Arizona, is the co-founder and first president of the Cowboy Artists of America. 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. A cowboy is an animal Herder who tends Cattle on Ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback and often performs a multitude of The Western United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American West or simply the West &mdashtraditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost
Former presidents of the CAA, in addition to the founding members, include:
- Tom Ryan
- Gordon Snidow
- William Moyers
- U. Grant Speed
- James Boren
- Fred Fellows
- James Reynolds
- Harvey W. Johnson
- Bill Owen
- Howard Terpning
- Gary Carter
- Gary Niblett
The artists' works, highly sought after by western collectors, often fetch high prices. As an example, Terpning's Cooling off the Hard Way sold for $305,000 at the 2003 Santa Fe Art Auction.
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