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Lithograph Company reproduced twelve of Amick's western paintings as art prints for distribution to schools all over the United States and to retailers. These included "Enchanted Pool", "The Pioneers", "Phantom Canyon", "The Indian Weaver", "Pueblo Indian", "The Great
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colours, dynamic action and realistic portrayal of western scenes made his works extremely popular with calendar and lithographic companies during the 1920s and 1930s. His love of mountains, azure skies, sharply-etched light and shade and cowboys with their horses became his artistic trademarks.
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He soon began to express himself on canvas with oils, with his abiding affection for the scenes of his childhood and the romance of
America's early western history acting as the two greatest influences on his work. These became the dominant motive and mission of his life as an artist. His vivid
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1909-1930: Operated his own art studio at 63 Washington Square, New York City. In addition to illustrating, he also began painting in oils, mostly scenes of the
American West. Lived here until 1926 when he took up residence with his family in
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1930: Moved studio to his residence at Old
Greenwich, Connecticut. Continued abundant production of oil paintings of the "Old West" which he never tired of creating as long as he lived. He also created many landscapes of New
43:: he was one of six children. His parents came from pioneer stock and Amick was surrounded by scenes of everyday cowboy life as he grew up. He showed an early interest in art, creating pen and ink drawings as a small boy.
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era. He is perhaps best known for twelve paintings of the
American West (including "Where the Sun Goes") that were widely reproduced in art prints for use in American schools. These and his portrait of the racehorse
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1970: Traveling exhibition of Amick paintings sponsored by Mr Coffee opens at
Municipal Museum in Canon City and circulates through Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
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gallery. Flies to Old
Greenwich to meet Amick and purchases several more, beginning his Amick collection which is the largest extant aggregation of Amick's work today.
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studio at 63 Washington Square South he began his art career in 1909 as an illustrator for many of the popular magazines and periodicals of the day, including
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1993: First Annual "Robert Wesley Amick
Founder's Show" sponsored by the Art Society of Old Greenwich held at Greenwich YWCA's Gertrude White Gallery.
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Divide", and "Where The Sun Goes". His western paintings particularly were becoming highly respected among critics and the art-buying public.
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which he restored himself in 1954. The mural is still there in the Royal Gorge Museum & History Centre and is in good condition.
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Amick’s individual canvases may be found in most of the major private collections and museums of
Western Art in the United States.
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Amick died in 1969. He is buried at
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Robert Wesley Amick, Chronology: 1879-1969-Artist of Two Worlds", Bruce Philip Fogwell
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Amick was born in a log cabin on Currant Creek on 15 October 1879, in
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