ARTIST AND NATURALIST JOSEPH THORNBRUGH BECAME INTERESTED
IN BOTH ART AND NATURE DURING HIS CHILDHOOD YEARS IN
WESTERN MONTANA. HE HAS OBSERVED, SKETCHED AND PAINTED,
THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF MONTANA SINCE HIS EARLY TEENS.
WORKING AS A FULL TIME ARTIST SINCE 1975 HIS WORK HAS GAINED
NATIONAL RECOGNITION, AND NUMEROUS AWARDS.
EXHIBITIONS OF HIS WORK HAVE BEEN HELD AT THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA,
THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION HEADQUARTERS, VIENNA,
VIRGINIA, THE MUSEUM OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES, SPOKANE,
WASHINGTON, THE CHARLES AND EMMA FRYE ART MUSEUM,
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, THE 1979, 1980, 1982, BIRDS IN ART EXHIBITS,
THE LEIGH YAWKEY WOODSON ART MUSEUM, WAUSAU, WISCONSIN,
THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, CLEVELAND, OHIO,
THE MONTANA GOVERNORS MANSION, HELENA, MONTANA, AND THE
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE'S NATIONAL COLLECTION OF FINE ARTS,
WASHINGTON, D.C.
IN 1986 JOSEPH DESIGNED MONTANA'S FIRST OF STATE WATERFOWL
STAMP. STAMP AND PRINT SALES GENERATED OVER $350,000 FOR
WATERFOWL PROJECTS IN MONTANA. HE ALSO DESIGNED THE 1990,
1991, 1997, 1998, AND 2000 STAMPS.
IN 1987 HE ILLUSTRATED "MONTANA BIRDS OF PREY" FOR THE
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF FISH, WILDLIFE AND PARKS, AND "OWLS
OF MONTANA" IN 1990.
IN 1991 JOSEPH COMPLETED HIS FIRST COLLECTORS PLATE SERIES
"BABY OWLS OF NORTH AMERICA" FOR THE BRADFORD EXCHANGE.
HIS SECOND SERIES "BACK YARD HARMONY" WAS COMPLETED IN
1992. HE HAS SINCE COMPLETED THREE ADDITIONAL SERIES.
"NATURE'S NURSERY, DEER FRIENDS AT CHRISTMAS, AND SIGNS OF
SPRING."
IN 1997 JOSEPH WON THE KANSAS WILDLIFE ART SERIES SPONSORED
BY THE STATE OF KANSAS.
HE WAS SELECTED AS MONTANA DUCKS UNLIMITED ARTIST OF THE
YEAR 1998, 1999, 2000, AND 2001.
IN 2000 HE WAS HONORED BY THE MONTANA WILDLIFE FEDERATION
WITH THE DON ALDRICH CONSERVATIONIST OF THE YEAR AWARD.
IN BOTH ART AND NATURE DURING HIS CHILDHOOD YEARS IN
WESTERN MONTANA. HE HAS OBSERVED, SKETCHED AND PAINTED,
THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF MONTANA SINCE HIS EARLY TEENS.
WORKING AS A FULL TIME ARTIST SINCE 1975 HIS WORK HAS GAINED
NATIONAL RECOGNITION, AND NUMEROUS AWARDS.
EXHIBITIONS OF HIS WORK HAVE BEEN HELD AT THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA,
THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION HEADQUARTERS, VIENNA,
VIRGINIA, THE MUSEUM OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES, SPOKANE,
WASHINGTON, THE CHARLES AND EMMA FRYE ART MUSEUM,
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, THE 1979, 1980, 1982, BIRDS IN ART EXHIBITS,
THE LEIGH YAWKEY WOODSON ART MUSEUM, WAUSAU, WISCONSIN,
THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, CLEVELAND, OHIO,
THE MONTANA GOVERNORS MANSION, HELENA, MONTANA, AND THE
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE'S NATIONAL COLLECTION OF FINE ARTS,
WASHINGTON, D.C.
IN 1986 JOSEPH DESIGNED MONTANA'S FIRST OF STATE WATERFOWL
STAMP. STAMP AND PRINT SALES GENERATED OVER $350,000 FOR
WATERFOWL PROJECTS IN MONTANA. HE ALSO DESIGNED THE 1990,
1991, 1997, 1998, AND 2000 STAMPS.
IN 1987 HE ILLUSTRATED "MONTANA BIRDS OF PREY" FOR THE
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF FISH, WILDLIFE AND PARKS, AND "OWLS
OF MONTANA" IN 1990.
IN 1991 JOSEPH COMPLETED HIS FIRST COLLECTORS PLATE SERIES
"BABY OWLS OF NORTH AMERICA" FOR THE BRADFORD EXCHANGE.
HIS SECOND SERIES "BACK YARD HARMONY" WAS COMPLETED IN
1992. HE HAS SINCE COMPLETED THREE ADDITIONAL SERIES.
"NATURE'S NURSERY, DEER FRIENDS AT CHRISTMAS, AND SIGNS OF
SPRING."
IN 1997 JOSEPH WON THE KANSAS WILDLIFE ART SERIES SPONSORED
BY THE STATE OF KANSAS.
HE WAS SELECTED AS MONTANA DUCKS UNLIMITED ARTIST OF THE
YEAR 1998, 1999, 2000, AND 2001.
IN 2000 HE WAS HONORED BY THE MONTANA WILDLIFE FEDERATION
WITH THE DON ALDRICH CONSERVATIONIST OF THE YEAR AWARD.
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