Joe Beeler
1931 – 2006
BORN IN
Joplin, Missouri
KNOWN FOR
Cowboy genre painting, western sculpture
A founding member of the Cowboy Artists of America, Joe Beeler was a pioneer in contemporary western art and is accomplished in both painting and bronzes. At annual exhibitions of the CAA, Beeler earned numerous Sculpture Awards: Silver, 2000; Gold 1993; Gold and Silver, 1990; Silver 1973; and Gold, 1971, 1969, and 1967. In 2001, he received the CAA Special Lifetime Achievement Award.