Cecil R Young Jr Texas Western Naturalist Artist
His Paintings Hang Proudly in the Smithsonian Institute, The Dupont Collection, the Western Art of America Collection, and the Chicago Art Institute. Cecil R Young, Jr. ( 1928-1998) was a Texas-born Western Naturalist Artist. As a boy, Cecil R. Young’s interest in the old west was kindled from his grandfather, an old-town sheriff and pioneer, together with his growing up on a ranch in Texas. An Oil Painting of an Abandoned Farmhouse by Texas Artist Cecil R Young Jr Mr. Young attended North Texas State Agricultural College and is a graduate of North Texas State University. His works of art have won many coveted awards, and he has shown in over 100 one-man shows. As an authority of the old west, Mr. Young’s knowledge is demonstrated in the nostalgic, haunted themes he brings to his canvas and reflects his interest and study of old ghost towns and other western relics. Cecil R. Young, Jr’s work hangs proudly in the Smithsonian Institute, The Dupont Collect
