Paul Sidney Laune (1899 in Woodward, Oklahoma – 1977) was a writer, painter and illustrator, known for his book covers and for paintings he did of rural Western U.S. pioneer scenes. He covered pioneers, ranch-life, quarter horses in his paintings. He painted five murals for the Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum in his hometown of Woodward, Oklahoma.Michael McNutt, ''Paul Laune Featured Pioneer Museum Shows Work of Favorite Son''
/ref> After graduating from the University of Oklahoma, Laune worked as an illustrator and art critic in New York. He also lived in Phoenix, Arizona, where he drew quarter horses and wrote a book on them. Among the more famous works he illustrated, were books in the Hardy Boys Mystery Series.

Works

*''The Forgotten Books Of Eden''. Illustrations, 1930. *''The Secret Warning''. Hardy Boys Mystery Series, illustrations, 1938 *''The Thirsty Pony'', author, cover art and illustrations, 1940 *''The Clue of the Broken Blade''. Hardy Boys Mystery Series #21, illustrator, 1942 *''The Flickering Torch Mystery''. Hardy Boys Mystery Series #22, illustrator *''The Mustang Roundup'', author *''

The Silver Chalice ''The Silver Chalice'' is a 1952 English language historical novel by Thomas B. Costain. It is the fictional story of the making of a silver chalice to hold the Holy Grail (itself here conflated with the Holy Chalice) and includes 1st century b ...

'', illustrations, 1952 *''Southwest'', John Houghton Allen, 1952 *''

When the Legends Die ''When The Legends Die'' is a 1963 American novel, written by Hal Borland; and a 1972 American Western film released in DeLuxe Color by Twentieth Century-Fox. Novel The novel, about the life of a Ute Indian young man, was written in 1963 by ...

'', book cover, 1963 *''America's Quarter Horses'', author, 1977

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Pictures of the Rotunda with murals by Paule Laune and Pat “Kemoha” Patterson.
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