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Gene Zesch

Gene Zesch (Born 1932) is active/lives in Texas.  Gene Zesch is known for Sculptor, wood cowboy caricature.

Gene Zesch grew up during the Depression on a hard scrabble central Texas ranch working cattle, shoeing and breaking horses, milking cows and building fence in between riding horseback four miles to school. His experiences with ranching provided the inspiration for his famous carvings which portrayed the witty and rich irony of that life.

Honored by numerous awards and publications, Gene’s long and illustrious career distinguishes him as the nation’s premiere cowboy woodcarving caricaturist.

Gene first received national recognition when President Johnson bought some of his carvings.

Publicity about this event resurfaced in 1993-1994 when the Smithsonian Portrait Gallery included one of Zesch’s carvings.

Then in 1996-1997 he was one of 12 artists used by the National Archives in their show “Tokens and Treasures of 12 Presidents”.

Photos and stories of these pieces were widely distributed by the National Geographic, New York Times, UPI etc.

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