Biografie von Robert William MEYERS (1919-1970)

Birth place: NYC

Death place: Cody, WY

Addresses: Cody, WY

Profession: Illustrator, painter

Studied: NAD with Ivan Olinsky; Grand Central Art Sch.; Traphagen Sch. Fashion.

Exhibited: Soc. Illustrators, 1955-56 (solo); Whitney Mus. Western Art, Cody, WY, 1967 (solo); Desert Southwest Gal., Palm Desert, CA, 1969 (solo); Gal. 85, Billings, MT, 1969 (solo); Golden Eagle Gal. Western Art, Cody, 1969 (solo). Awards: prize, one of 100 best posters for 1955, Art Dir. Club, Chicago, 1955.

Member: CAA; Grand Central Art Gal.

Comments: Publications: illustr., The Winning Dive, 1950, The Base Stealer, 1951, The Mysterious Caboose, 1950, The Haunted Hut, 1950, Jockie, 1951; contrib., True, Argosy, The Saturday Evening Post, Reader's Digest. Art interests: Western paintings. Meyers was murdered by an unknown sniper while working on his ranch.

Sources: WW73; P&H Samuels, 323-24.

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