Olaf Wieghorst

Soldier, Visual Artist

1899 – 1988

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Who was Olaf Wieghorst?

Olaf Wieghorst was a painter of the American West in the vein of Frederic Remington and Charles Russell.

Wieghorst emigrated to the United States from Denmark in 1918 and lived the rest of his life there.

He spent his working career on mounted patrol with the U.S. Cavalry, was part of a campaign that chased Pancho Villa back across the border and the New York City Police Department Mounted Division, with occasional interludes as a wrangler on ranches in the western states. Wherever he went, he sketched and painted the Western culture he loved, often selling his work as calendar and magazine illustrations.

Wieghorst eventually settled in San Diego County, California and spent the rest of his life there working on his art. Many of his works can be found on display at the Olaf Wieghorst Museum in El Cajon, California.

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Born
Apr 30, 1899
Viborg
Nationality
  • Denmark
Profession
Died
Apr 27, 1988
El Cajon

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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