Joe Beeler was an American

United States

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 illustrator, artist and sculptor specializing in the field of Western art. In 1965, he cofounded the Cowboy Artists of America

Cowboy Artists of America

The Cowboy Artists of America was founded in 1965 by four prominent western artists, Joe Beeler, Charlie Dye, John Hampton and George Phippen, who have all since died...

 (CAA) with Charlie Dye, John Hampton and George Phippen

George Phippen

George Phippen, a western artist from Skull Valley, Arizona, is the co-founder and first president of the Cowboy Artists of America.Phippen did approximately 3,000 works in his brief career. Succumbing to cancer in 1966 , he made art for only 20 years. He was a sculptor and painter in...

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Joe Beeler died Wednesday April 26, 2006. He was helping neighbors and friends rope and brand calves when he succumbed to a heart attack. Joe was 74 years old. He was born on Christmas Day in 1931.

Sources and external links

• Joe Beeler on AskART
• CAA Museum - biography
• Joe Beeler obituary
• Joe Beeler's art
• The Joe Beeler Collection at Pittsburg State University
  Pittsburg State University
  Pittsburg State University, also called Pitt State or PSU, is a public university with approximately 7,100 students located in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. A large percentage of the student population consists of residents within the Pittsburg region; the gender proportion is relatively equal...