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Birth
1897 (Gauting, Bavaria)
Death
1985 (Cody, Wyoming)
Lived/Active
New Jersey/Wyoming
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western illustration, frontier painting
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Born in Gauting, Bavaria, Nick Eggenhofer became a painter of the
romance of the American West with its cowboys and Indians. He has a
reputation for historical accuracy from careful research and also as an
authority about frontier western transportation.
He was first
exposed to the lore of the American West by hearing about Buffalo
Bill's Wild West Show in Germany from older relatives who had seen
performances. American western movies continued to stir the interest.
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