biography of John Ford CLYMER (1907-1989)

Birth place: Ellensburg, WA

Death place: Bellevue, WA

Addresses: Teton Village, WY, 1976

Profession: Painter, illustrator

Studied: Vancouver Sch. Art; Ontario College Art; Wilmington Acad. Art; Grand Central Art Sch., with Harvey Dunn, G. Southwell, H. Varley, J. W. Beatty, F. Schoonover, N. C. Wyeth.

Exhibited: Hudson Valley Art Assn., 1962-1965; Soc. Animal Artists, 1962-1972; Whitney Gallery Western Art, 1969; Cowboy Artists Am., 1969-1972; Montana Hist. Soc., Helena, 1972. Awards: silver medal, 1969, gold medals, 1970 & 1972, Cowboy Artists Am.

Member: Soc. Animal Artists; SC; SI (Hall of Fame, 1982); Ontario Soc. Artists; Hudson Valley Art Assn.; Cowboy Artists Am.

Work: Glen Bow Found, Calgary; Montana Hist. Soc., Helena; Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City, OK; Whitney Gallery Western Art, Cody, WY

Comments: Publications: contributor & illustrator, Saturday Evening Post & Field & Stream; prior to 1965. Retired in 1964 to paint the history of the West.

Sources: WW73; P&H Samuels, 99.

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