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==Biography==

==Biography==

Usually known as "Mitch," Mitchell in 1907 began work as a ranch hand in [[New Mexico]]. Soon, he was sketching scenes of [[cowboy]] and  western life and drawing political cartoons for [[newspaper]]s. After [[United States Army]] service in [[World War I]], he traveled to [[New York City]], where he studied under Harvey Dunn at the Grand Central School of Art. By 1940, he had created more than 160 cover paintings for Western pulp magazines.<ref name=santafe>{{cite web|url=https://www.armitchellmuseum.com/|title=A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art|publisher=armitchellmuseum.com|accessdate=November 2. 2019}}</ref> During the summers, Mitchell continued to paint in the American Southwest and often invited his mentor Dunn to come to Colorado to sketch the landscapes.<ref name=mitchell>{{cite web|url=http://www.armitchell.org/MitchBio.htm|title=Arthur Roy Mitchell Biography|publisher=armitchell.org|accessdate=September 5, 2010; no longer on-line}}</ref>​

Usually known as "Mitch," Mitchell in 1907 began work as a ranch hand in [[New Mexico]]. Soon, he was sketching scenes of [[cowboy]] and  western life and drawing political cartoons for [[newspaper]]s. After [[United States Army]] service in [[World War I]], he traveled to [[New York City]], where he studied under Harvey Thomas Dunn (1884-1952) at the Grand Central School of Art. By 1940, he had created more than 160 cover paintings for Western pulp magazines. During the summers, Mitchell continued to paint in the American Southwest and often invited his mentor Dunn to come to Colorado to sketch the landscapes.<ref name=museum>{{cite web|url=https://www.armitchellmuseum.com/|title=A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art|publisher=armitchellmuseum.com|accessdate=November 2. 2019}}</ref>  

In 1944, Mitchell returned to Trinidad and launched the first art class at Trinidad State Junior College, at which he remained on the faculty until 1958. In 1959, he designed the official "Rush to the Rockies" emblem commemorating the 1859 Colorado gold rush centered about Cripple Creek in the [[Rocky Mountains]].<ref name=santafe/> He also sought to preserve and restore historic Trinidad buildings, including the Baca House, the home of the founder of Trinidad, the Bloom Mansion, and the Pioneer Museum. He was the curator for the Trinidad Historic District until 1975.<ref name=mitchell/>

In 1944, Mitchell returned to Trinidad and launched the first art class at Trinidad State Junior College, at which he remained on the faculty until 1958. In 1959, he designed the official "Rush to the Rockies" emblem commemorating the 1859 Colorado gold rush centered about Cripple Creek in the [[Rocky Mountains]].<ref name=santafe/> He also sought to preserve and restore historic Trinidad buildings, including the Baca House, the home of the founder of Trinidad, the Bloom Mansion, and the Pioneer Museum. He was the curator for the Trinidad Historic District until 1975.<ref name=museum/>

In 1972, he was named an honorary member of Cowboy Artists of America. In 1973, he was one of twenty-four academics entered into the National Academy of Western Artists. In 1974, he received the Honorary Trustees Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in [[Oklahoma City]],  as "the man who has done the most for Southwest history" through his paintings.<ref name=exhibit>A. R. Mitchell Museum exhibits, 150 East Main Street, Trinidad, Colorado.</ref>

In 1972, he was named an honorary member of Cowboy Artists of America. In 1973, he was one of twenty-four academics entered into the National Academy of Western Artists. In 1974, he received the Honorary Trustees Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in [[Oklahoma City]],  as "the man who has done the most for Southwest history" through his paintings.<ref name=exhibit>A. R. Mitchell Museum exhibits, 150 East Main Street, Trinidad, Colorado.</ref>