Tillman Goodan 1896-1958, Cowboy Litho

Tillman (Till) Goodan 1896-1958: Born in Colorado in 1896, he moved to Los Angeles in 1905 settling on a farm where he became an expert cowhand, roper and rodeo hand. Tillman studied art in high school, drawing and painting what he knew and loved the best – horses, cattle and cowboys. \r\n\r\nFrom 1920-1923 he studied and worked with the noted California landscape artist, Dana Bartlett. Tillman”s first commercial art sales were paintings for Hollywood motion picture company and theaters, including the famous Graumann”s Chinese Theater. However, Goodan was still riding in local rodeos whenever he could so realizing that he never get cowboyin” out of his life, he chucked his art career and vowed to stick to painting cowboys. He became friends with most of the Hollywood cowboys including Buck Jones, Tom, Mix, Roy Rogers & Gene Autry while painting the latter”s comic books and Sunday features.  Till received a commission for a 30 x 80 foot mural which was the centerpiece of the Los Angeles Union Stockyards. He died in the saddle as Grand Marshall of the Tulare, California Rodeo in 1958. He is best remembered as one of the most important cowboy illustrators of the 20th century.

Litho measures 12 x 16.