Fred F. Haberlein was an American muralist, painter, and sculptor. He grew up at Conejos Ranch, a guest ranch in

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. He studied sculpture and printmaking in college, but he was best known for his murals throughout the western United States, predominantly in Colorado. He lived near

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and died in 2018. Haberlein was twice nominated for the Colorado Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts. He taught art classes at

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for eighteen years. His first mural was rendered in Oracle, AZ in 1977, and he completed over 130 murals since then. A Native American friend gave him the name "Lightning Heart," which he used professionally. Haberlein completed more single-handed murals than any other U.S. artist.

List of murals by location

Colorado

San Luis Valley

=Alamosa

=Antonito

=La Jara

=Manassa

=Other

Glenwood Springs

Other

Outside Colorado, national and international

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haberlein, Fred 1944 births 2018 deaths American sculptors 20th-century American painters American muralists 21st-century American painters People from Conejos County, Colorado