E.S. Paxson

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Collection SummaryEdgar Samuel Paxson
As part of a series of exhibitions celebrating the United States bicentennial in 1976, Missoula Art Museum executive director Ric Collier put out a call to museums and collectors far and wide for the works of American frontier painter Edgar Samuel Paxson. These requests were well met, with institutions and individuals from Missoula, the state of Montana, and as far away as New York City loaning an array of oil and watercolor paintings for the show. Such works included Paxson’s artistic representations of historical events, regional landscapes, and portraits of Native American leaders such as Chief Joseph and Chief Charlo. Collier was even able to commission Paxson’s grandson, William Edgar Paxson, to write a biography of the artist for the exhibition catalog. William, a vocal proponent of his late grandfather’s work, appreciated the opportunity to champion the art and legacy of Paxson as a distinguished painter of the American west.
In 1912 the Missoula County commissioners requested a series of eight murals to be painted by Edgar Samuel Paxson for the walls of the Missoula County Courthouse. The murals remain on display to this day.
Contributing InstitutionMissoula Art MuseumRelated Main CollectionMissoula Art Museum Exhibition Collection

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