Walter Graham

Walter Graham (1903-2000)
won the Palette and Chisel
Gold Medal award
in 1947.


He was born
in rural Illinois
and studied at the
Art Institute.












In 1950,
he bought a farm
in Wenatchee, Washington
to devote
the rest of his life to painting.










And he found success as a
Western painter.

Here's one of his most famous works,
an on-site mural
celebrating
Rocky Reach Dam.

He also did murals
at Pangborn Airport
and Alcoa Wenatchee Works.






























The art critic in me
wants him to be
a little more of an aesthete
and a little less
of an entertainer.