King of the western
PULP COVERS
During the 1920’s and 1930’s A.R.
Mitchell painted over 160 images for
western books and magazines. Many
of the original paintings can be seen
every day in our museum. Mitchell
painted the cowboy in action with
pistol drawn, riding a bucking bronco
or wrestling a steer. His covers for
True West, Western Story, Ace-High,
Cowboy Stories and many more were
in his words “Paintings of the real
cowboy, not the movie variety”. Many
famous writers of the day including
Zane Grey, Max Brand and Jack
London wrote stories for the pulp
magazines and Mitchell was a very
successful cover artist for these
popular magazines.
“A hidden gem of
cowboy art”
Arthur Roy Mitchell painted iconic
western scenes featuring cowboys,
horses, cattle and vast beautiful
landscapes that captured the hearts
and minds of pulp western readers
from the 1930’s to today.
The largest collection of his work
is proudly displayed at the
A.R.
Mitchell Museum of Western Art, in
downtown Trinidad, Colorado. Plan
a visit to view this beautiful collection
and we hope you’ll become a member
and support our efforts to keep his art
alive and on display for generations to
come.
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