Edward J. Borein b. 1872 California d. 1945 Santa Barbara, CA. Raised in San Leandro, a western cow town. He began sketching at the age of five and continued drawing as a working cowboy from the age 17 through 19.  Later he became friends with Charlie Russell, Will Rogers and President Teddy Roosevelt. By 1907 he left his illustration career in San Francisco and studied etching at the Art Student's League. He then opened a studio in New York City, but never feeling at home in New York, he moved with his wife to Santa Barbara in 1921 where he opened a studio and taught art at the Santa Barbara School of art. Borein is highly regarded because he was a realist. 15.25" x 12.25" framed.