Roy Lee Ward (1941-2015), "The Longhorn - 1850". 1986. oil on canvas. sight: 24 x 36", frame: 33 x 45".

Provenance: A Boerne, Texas collection

Roy Lee Ward was a native Texan who made his home and studio in the hill country of Hunt, Texas. Roy was born March 25, 1941 in Graford, Texas but spent his early life growing up on a small ranch near Houston and later moving to the central Texas community of Waco.

Roy Lee Ward's career as a professional artist consists of eight years as a freelance illustrator doing work for advertising agencies in Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, Fort Worth. His cover illustrations for magazines, book jackets, calendars and movie posters have been seen across the USA. He was selected by the Haas Corporation twenty-seven years ago to do a western calendar for publication & distribution across the US that has won national awards in the advertising market. He was involved with only studio paintings and murals since 1978. In 1995 the State of Texas honored Ward by proclaiming him the Texas State Artist in recognition of his paintings. Roy Lee Ward died Monday, July 13, 2015. The service was in his home town of Kerrville, Texas.

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