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National Academy of Western Arts Winners 1973-1994

Prix de West Purchase Award
[Chosen by the Museum for its Permanent Art Collection]
1973 Clark Hulings Grand Canyon, Kaibab Trail Oil
1974 Tom Lovell The Wolfmen Oil
1975 George Carlson Courtship Flight Bronze
1976 John Clymer Out of the Silence Oil
1977 Richard V. Greeves In the Land of the Water People Bronze
1978 Bettina Steinke Father and Daughter at the Crow Fair Oil
1979 Morris Rippel Bluebirds Egg tempera
1980 Hollis Williford The Snake Priest Bronze
1981 Howard Terpning Moving Day on the Flathead Oil
1982 Wayne Wolfe Antlers in the Aspen Oil
1983 Lowell Ellsworth Smith Church Facade-Plaza del Oriente Watercolor
1984 Wilson Hurley Los Alamos Country Oil
1985 Gerald Balciar River Companions Marble
1986 Tom Lovell Target Practice Oil
1987 Jim Wilcox Three Last Minutes of Glory Oil
1988 Hollis Williford Welcome Sundown Bronze
1989 William Acheff Flapjacks Oil
1990 Tucker Smith The Return of Summer Oil
1991 Bob Kuhn The Lair of the Cat Acrylic
1992 James E. Reynolds Arizona Cowboys Oil
1993 Allan C. Houser Smoke Signal Bronze
1994 Grant Speed

Ridin' A Rank One

 Bronze
     
Frederic Remington Award
[for Exceptional Artistic Merit]
1990 Clyde Aspevig End of September Oil
1991 James Kramer San Xavier Watercolor
1992 Howard Terpning Against the Cold Maker Oil
1993 Bill Owen Brush Hands Waitin' for Daylight Oil
1994 James E. Reynolds Apaches Oil
       
Robert Lougheed Memorial Award
[for Best Display of Three or More Works]
1988 Cyrus Afsary    
1989 George Carlson    
1990 Harley Brown    
1991 William F. Reese    
1992 Tom Lovell    
1993 Clyde Aspevig    
1994 Jim Morgan    
       
Nona Jean Hulsey Buyer's Choice Award
[for Most Popular Work of Art]
1990 Gerald Balciar Sun Stretch Sculpture
1991 David A. Leffel Scherzo of Orange with Mexican Ceramic Oil
1992 James E. Reynolds Arizona Cowboys Oil
1993 Daniel F. Gerhartz Coffee Oil
1994 Daniel F. Gerhartz Jennifer Oil
       
Gold Medal Award
[presented to Artists in Selected Media]
1973 Edward J. Fraughton Where Trails End Sculpture
1973 Robert E. Lougheed On the Edge of the Sangre de Cristos Oil
1973 R. Brownell McGrew Head Study of a Young Navajo Drawing
1973 Donald Teague Appointment in Town Watercolor
     
1974 George Carlson The Eagle Catcher Sculpture
1974 John Clymer Sacajawea Oil
1974 Robert E. Lougheed March Snow in Elk Country Watercolor
1974 R. Brownell McGrew Tsinnajinnie Yazzie Drawing
     
1975 Edward J. Fraughton The Last Farewell Sculpture
1975 Clark Hulings Washday Oil
1975 Tom Ryan Country Kitchen Drawing
1975 Ray Swanson Navajo Goat Lady Watercolor
     
1976 Richard V. Greeves The Story Teller Sculpture
1976 Tom Lovell Time of Cold-Maker Oil
1976 Morris Rippel Barn-Algadones Watercolor
     
1977 Harley Brown Left Hand, Blackfoot Drawing
1977 Edward J. Fraughton Anasazi Sculpture
1977 Wilson Hurley Winter Sunset, de Chelly Oil
1977 Morris Rippel Plaza del Oriente Watercolor
     
1978 George Carlson Of One Heart Sculpture
1978 Morris Rippel Dos Companeros Watercolor
1978 Wilson Hurley Moran Point, Grand Canyon Oil
     
1979 Richard V. Greeves Calling the Spirits Sculpture
1979 Bob Kuhn Nothing But Time Oil
1979 Morris Rippel Gringo Gulch-Puerto Vallarta Watercolor
   
1980 George Carlson Catalina with Goat Pastel
1980 Donald Teague Surprise Attack Watercolor
1980 Howard Terpning Stones That Speak Oil
1980 Hollis Williford The Snake Priest Sculpture
       
1981 David A. Leffel Self Portrait at the Easel Oil
1981 Paul Strisik Mountain Kingdom Watercolor
1981 Kent Ullberg Eagle Rock Sculpture
     
1982 Sergei Bongart Spring Evening Oil
1982 Lowell Ellsworth Smith Easter Pilgrimage, Antotonilco Watercolor
1982 Kent Ullberg Great Blue Herons Sculpture
     
1983 Tom Lovell Captain Murie's Pawnees Oil
1983 Sherry Salari Sander Cougar Sculpture
1983 Lowell Ellsworth Smith Church Facade-Plaza del Oriente Watercolor
     
1984 Dennis P. Anderson Fishing Tackle Sculpture
1984 Wilson Hurley Los Alamos Country Oil
1984 Bettina Steinke Navajo Shepherd Drawing
1984 Paul Strisik November Moonrise Watercolor
     
1985 Gerald Balcair River Companions Sculpture
1985 George Carlson Tarahumara Mother Drawing
1985 Tom Hill Early Morning Light Watercolor
1985 Bob Kuhn A Spot of Sun Acrylic
     
1986 VaLoy Eaton Young Cottonwoods Oil
1986 Morris Rippel The Mill Gate Watercolor
1986 Hollis Williford Hungry River Drawing
1986 Hollis Williford River Wolf Sculpture
     
1987 Cyrus Afsary Winter Solace Oil
1987 Harley Brown Crow Princess Drawing
1987 Edward J. Fraughton One Nation Sculpture
1987 Thomas W. Jones The Old Ones Watercolor
     
1988 Tom Lovell Four Times to the Sun Drawing
1988 James E. Reynolds Actin' Up Oil
1988 Lowell Ellsworth Smith Plaza de la Constitucion Watercolor
1988 Kent Ullberg Double-Header Monument Sculpture
     
1989 James Boren Early Times in Guthrie, OK Watercolor
1989 Harley Brown Old Weasel Drawing
1989 George Carlson Hopi Girls Sculpture
1989 Walt Gonske Lower Hondo Valley Oil
     
1990 Harley Brown Desert Princess Watercolor
1990 Chen Chi Spring Tree Watercolor
1990 David A. Leffel Self Portrait in Embroidered Shirt Oil
1990 Kent Ullberg Ring of Bright Water II Sculpture
     
1991 Gerald Balciar Feels So Good Sculpture
1991 Christopher Blossom Ship 'Alert,' Monterey 1835 Oil
1991 Chen Chi Winter Trees in Snow Watercolor
1991 Tom Lovell Trade Goods-Fort Union Drawing
     
1992 Harley Brown Old Mexico Drawing
1992 Steve Hanks Waterlilies in Bloom Watercolor
1992 James E. Reynolds Arizona Cowboys Oil
1992 Sandy Scott Sovereign Wings Sulpture
     
1993 Joseph Bohler Wash Day in Coyuca, Mexico Drawing
1993 Michael Coleman Sun's Last Rays Watercolor
1993 Edward J. Fraughton The Candidate Sculpture
1993 David A. Leffel Lou Oil
     
1994 Clyde Aspevig Passing Shadows Oil
1994 Joseph Bohler La Fiesta de la Noches Drawing
1994 Steve Kestrel Monument for the Last Horned Lizard Sculpture
1994 Thomas Quinn Gray Motion Watercolor
     
Silver Medal Awards
[presented to Artists in Selected Media]
1973 Wilson Hurley Grand Canyon Oil
1973 Ned Jacob Su'tsi Man Drawing
1973 Robert E. Lougheed At the Arroyo Hondo Cutoff Watercolor
1973 Robert M. Scriver Layin' the Trap Sculpture
     
1974 Joseph Bohler Memories Watercolor
1974 Clark E. Bronson