Byron Wolfe (1904-1973) was an American illustrator and painter of the

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. His work can be seen at the

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and the

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Life

Wolfe was born in 1904 in

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. He graduated from the University of Kansas. Wolfe began his career as an illustrator. He later became a painter of the American West, and he joined the

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in 1966. With David Hicks Overmyer, Wolfe painted four murals in the library of

in Manhattan, Kansas in 1934. Wolfe gave his painting called ''Holdin' Herd, Abilene Town, 1968'' to the

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. Wolfe died in 1973. His son, Wayne Wolfe, became a painter in his own right.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wolfe, Byron 1904 births 1973 deaths People from Parsons, Kansas University of Kansas alumni Painters from Kansas American male painters 20th-century American painters 20th-century American male artists Artists of the American West