Vintage Edwin Megargee Great Dane book plate 1958 National Geographic Magazine

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Vintage
Edwin Megargee
Great Dane
Book plate 1958 National Geographic Magazine
Page is 7" x 10"
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Robert Lougheed
(May 27, 1910 – June 3, 1982) was a Canada-born
American
artist who has specialized in images of the
American West
.
He was born and raised on a farm in
Massey, Ontario
,
Canada
. He became an illustrator for mail-order catalogues and for the
Toronto Star
, but studied in his spare time at the
Ontario College of Art
and then at the
École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal
. He went to
New York
at the age of twenty-five as the pupil of Frank Vincent DuMond and Dean Cornwell at the
Art Students League
. However he continued to work as an illustrator for over 30 years and his work appeared in magazines such as
National Geographic
and
Reader's Digest
. Lougheed's work as a commercial artist included the
Mobil Oil
logo of the red flying horse.
He explored the American West, particularly the old
Bell Ranch, NM
and many of his paintings were inspired by the scenery and animals of the region. Consequently in 1970, he was commissioned by the
United States Post Office Department
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
Marguerite Henry
and
The Bell Ranch As I Knew It
by
George F. Ellis
. He also illustrated books by Martha Downer Ellis, about the
Bell Ranch, NM
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
Oklahoma City
,
Oklahoma
.
Robert Lougheed's interest in art extended to 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.
In December 2007 the Lougheed Studo at Claggett/Rey Gallery opened in Vail, Colorado. The Studio is devoted to the life and legacy of Robert Lougheed. www.robertlougheed.com In January 2010 A book was released called Robert Lougheed Follow the Sun. It Chronicles the life and career of this prolific artist.