AWARDS
Masters Best of Show Award, Sponsored by the Renken Family
For exceptional artistic merit
George Carlson, Light Lingering in Silence, oil, 42 x 42 in.
Chrystina and James R. Parks Trustees’ Purchase Award
For the work designated for the Autry Museum’s permanent collection.
Ed Mell, Cascading Canyon Storm, oil on linen, 40 x 48 in.
Thomas Moran Memorial Award for Painting, Sponsored by Lois R. Rice
For exceptional artistic merit
George Carlson, Light Lingering in Silence, oil, 42 x 42 in.
The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation Award for Sculpture
For exceptional artistic merit
Steve Kestrel, Sole of the Rock, California riverstone, 6.5 x 28 x 20 in.
Bob Kuhn Wildlife Award, Sponsored by Jodie and James Rea
For exceptional artistic merit
Mick Doellinger, Higher Ground, bronze, 24 x 24 x 13 in.
Gayle Roski Stories of the West Award, Sponsored Mary Beth West and W. Richard West, Jr.
For the best work of narrative art
Terri Kelly Moyers, California Idyll, oil on canvas, 40 x 40 in.
Artists’ Choice Award, Sponsored by Tally and Bill Mingst
For the work most popular with Masters artists
Thomas Blackshear II, The Wait, oil on canvas, 40 x 61.5 in.
Len Chmiel, Languorous, oil, 34 x 44 in.
Gene Autry Memorial Award, Sponsored by Marilyn B. and Calvin B. Gross
For the most outstanding presentation of three or more works
John J. Geraghty Award, Sponsored by The Bohlin Co.
Established by the Autry Museum Board of Trustees to recognize an individual for his or her advancement of contemporary Western art
David W. Cartwright