Frank Tenney Johnson Western Art "Ever Westward" Cushion

Frank Tenney Johnson was a painter of the Old American West. To paint his pictures he used fingers, knives and brushes. He spent his early years as an illustrator in New York City. After numerous trips to the west to gather source material he finally moved to California and set up his studio in Alhambra. As his easel painting became more popular, he was able to concentrate solely on this aspect of his art. In his later years he worked almost exclusively from his studio in Cody, Wyoming and many of his studies were based on field trips into Yellowstone National Park. This image of a wagon train with riders, cattle, scouts and a little dog running ahead of a long row of “prairie schooners” captures the adventure and determination of the first settlers.