Edward Borein (American, 1872 - 1945) Drawing

Edward Borein was an American etcher and painter from California. His artwork depicted Spansih Colonial California, the Old West, and Mexico. He grew up as a vaquero on the Jesus Maria Rancho, later known as Camp Cooke. Borein studied art in New York City, where he became friends with Will Rogers, and in Paris. He was primarily trained as an illustrator. Borein began his career as a cowboy in 1893. He worked on the land for two decades. He became an etcher and a painter, and he opened a studio in El Paseo, Santa Barbara California in 1921. His works of art were nostalgic representations of the Western lifestyle, the Old West, and Native Americans and cowboys.