Bud Helbig
Bud Helbig | |
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| Born | Erwin E. Helbig March 7, 1919 Butte, Montana, U.S. |
| Died | February 7, 2002 (aged 82) Kalispell, Montana, U.S. |
| Education | Mills Academy School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Occupations | 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 | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]Helbig never married and had no offspring. He had one brother, Ric, who was also an artist. He resided in Kalispell, Montana.[1]
Helbig died on February 7, 2002, in Kalispell, at age 82.[1][5]
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- 1919 births
- 2002 deaths
- People from Butte, Montana
- Artists from Kalispell, Montana
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni
- 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