Joe Grandee
b. 1929
BORN IN
Dallas, Texas
KNOWN FOR
Cowboy genre, portrait, illustrator
NAME VARIATIONS
Joe Ruiz Grandee
A third generation Texan, born in Dallas, Joe Grandee became a noted sculptor, illustrator, and painter of western subjects. In 1974, a one-man retrospective of his work was held at the U.S. Capitol, and he has been appointed the official state artist of Texas by the Texas Legislature.