| Edward Borein | |
| Birth Date: | October 21, 1872 |
| Birth Place: | San Leandro, California, U.S. |
| Death Date: | May 19, 1945 |
| Death Place: | Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Other Names: | John Edward Borein |
| Occupation: | Etcher, painter |
| Spouse: | Lucile Maxwell |
Edward Borein (1872 - 1945) was an American etcher and painter from California. His artwork depicted Spanish Colonial California, the Old West, and Mexico.
Borein was born in 1872 in San Leandro, California.[1] His maternal grandfather was "one of the most famous horsemen in Alta California", and his father worked for the sheriff of Alameda County.[2]
Borein grew up as a vaquero on the Jesus Maria Rancho (later known as Camp Cooke).[3] [4] He studied art in New York City, where he became friends with Will Rogers, and in Paris.[3] [4] He was primarily trained as an illustrator.[5]
Borein began his career as a cowboy in the 1893.[5] [6] He worked on the land for two decades.[5]
Borein became an etcher and a painter, and he opened a studio in El Paseo, Santa Barbara, California, in 1921.[4] He also taught etching at the Santa Barbara School of the Arts.[2] His works of art were nostalgic artistic representations of the Western lifestyle.[5] He depicted scenes of Spanish Colonial California, including Spanish missions.[3] Another theme was the Old West, especially Native Americans and cowboys.[3] His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[7]
Borein maintained his friendship with Will Rogers, and he became friends with Charles Marion Russell, an Old West painter from Montana. According to The Los Angeles Times, "The three formed a triumvirate who depicted with picture and legend the West before the days of the fences."[1]
Borein married Lucile Maxwell in 1921.[2] They resided in Santa Barbara, California.[2]
Borein died of a heart attack on May 19, 1945, in Santa Barbara, at age 72.[1] [3] [4] Some of his paintings and etchings are displayed in the Santa Barbara Historical Museum's Edward Borein Gallery.[8] In 1971, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.[9]