Dunton, W. Herbert, 1878-1936

W. Herbert (Buck) Dunton was born William Herbert Dunton on August 28, 1878. He became an artist, studied at the Cowles Art School in Boston, the Art Students League in New York City, and in Taos with Ernest Blumenschein and Leon Gaspard. He illustrated for Harpers Weekly, Scribners, and National Sportsman. He permanently relocated to Taos in 1914 and became a western illustrator and painter. The Stark Museum of Art in Orange, Texas holds the largest collection of Dunton paintings and illustrations.

From the description of W. Herbert Dunton clippings, 1896-1904. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 56937496

Painter (Taos, N.M.).

From the description of W. Herbert Dunton papers, 1896-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122454299

W. Herbert (Buck) Dunton was born William Herbert Dunton on 28 August 1878. He became an artist, studied at the Cowles Art School in Boston, the Art Students Leaague in New York City, and in Taos with Ernest Blumenschein and Leon Gaspard. He illustrated for Harpers' Weekly, Scribners, and National Sportsman . He relocated permanently to Taos in 1914 and became a western illustrator and painter. The Stark Museum of Art in Orange, Texas, holds the largest collection of Dunton paintings and illustrations.

From the guide to the W. Herbert Dunton Clippings, 1896-1904, (Museum of New Mexico. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library.)

Western author and artist W. Herbert “Buck” Dunton (1878-1936) was born in Augusta, Maine and studied at the Cowles Art School in Boston, Massachusetts. Known for his paintings of Native Americans and the American Southwest, he joined the Taos art colony in Taos, New Mexico in 1912 and was a founding member of the Taos Society of Artists.

Source: “W. Herbert Dunton - Biography.” The Dunton Homesite. Accessed May 18, 2011. http://www.dunton.org/whd_exhibit/whd_biography.htm.

From the guide to the Dunton, W. Herbert, Papers 1941., 1914, 1941, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

Western author and artist W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) was born in Augusta, Maine and studied at the Cowles Art School in Boston, Massachusetts. Known for his paintings of Native Americans and the American Southwest, he joined the Taos art colony in Taos, New Mexico in 1912 and was a founding member of the Taos Society of Artists.

Source: "W. Herbert Dunton - Biography." The Dunton Homesite. Accessed May 18, 2011. http://www.dunton.org/whd_exhibit/whd_biography.htm.

From the description of Dunton, W. Herbert, Papers, 1914, 1941 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 752313525