Bud Helbig
Bud Helbig | |
|---|---|
| Born | Erwin E. Helbig March 7, 1919 Butte, Montana, U.S. |
| Died | February 7, 2002 Kalispell, Montana, U.S. |
| Education | Mills Academy School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, illustrator, sculptor |
| Children | 2 sons |
Bud Helbig, born Erwin E. Helbig, (March 7, 1919 – February 7, 2002) was an American painter, illustrator and sculptor. His artwork depicted the American West, especially cowboys.
Early life
[edit]Helbig was born on March 7, 1919, in Butte, Montana.[1][2] He grew up in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Montana's Bitterroot Valley.[3][4]
Helbig was educated at the Mills Academy in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[4] He graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[3]
Career
[edit]Helbig began his career as a magazine illustrator in Chicago.[3] He remained in Chicago for two decades until 1969, when he moved to Kalispell, Montana, to become an independent artist.[2][4] In his paintings, Helbig depicted the American West, especially cowboys.[3] He also designed bronze sculptures.[4]
Helbig joined the Cowboy Artists of America in 1972.[4][5] His work was added to the permanent collection of the Hockaday Museum of Art in Kalispell.[6]
Personal life and death
[edit]Helbig had two sons, Ric and Vern.[5] He resided in Kalispell, Montana.[1]
Helbig died on February 7, 2002, in Kalispell, at age 82.[1][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Erwin E. 'Bud' Helbig". The Missoulian. February 10, 2002. p. 15. Retrieved December 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Hassrick, Royal B. (1975). Western Painting Today. New York: Watson-Guptill. p. 26. ISBN 9780823057108. OCLC 1341427.
- ^ a b c d Arnold, Gail (December 19, 1990). "Helbig remains quiet man devoted to art for its own sake". Kerrville Mountain Sun. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e "E.E. "Bud" Helbig". Cowboys Artists of America. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Erwin E. 'Bud' Helbig". Great Falls Tribune. February 10, 2002. p. 12. Retrieved December 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "About the Hockaday Museum". Hockaday Museum of Art. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- 1919 births
- 2002 deaths
- People from Butte, Montana
- People from Kalispell, Montana
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni
- Artists from Montana
- American male painters
- 20th-century American painters
- 21st-century American painters
- American magazine illustrators
- American male sculptors
- 20th-century American sculptors
- 20th-century American male artists
- 21st-century American sculptors
- 21st-century American male artists
- Artists of the American West
- Painters from Montana
- Sculptors from Montana