Robert wesley amick biography of albert einstein

American painter

Robert Wesley Amick (1879–1969) was an American painter, illustrator and teacher who specialized in romantic paintings of the early western history of the United States.

Robert wesley amick biography of albert einstein

Amick studied at the Art Students' League of New York and the Yale School of Fine Art.^[1] He is best known for his American Old West art but painted equine, landscape and genre art of both eastern and western scenes during the Arts and Crafts era.^[1] He is perhaps best known for twelve paintings of the American West (including "Where the Sun Goes") that were widely reproduced in art prints for use in American schools.

These and his portrait of the racehorse Man o' War are perhaps amongst his most memorable works.

Early life

Amick was born in a log cabin on Currant Creek on 15 October 1879, in Canon City, Colorado: he was one of six children.^[2] His parents came from pioneer stock and Amick was surrounded by scenes of everyday cowboy life a