Does the Cowboy Artists of America organization maintain a database of the CAs’ artwork?
No. The CAA organization was founded in 1965, long before the personal computer came along. In the words of one of the Founding Fathers, Charlie Dye, they “probably all had a notion that some sort of organization would be both a lot of fun and good promotion of our mutual efforts in Art.” At that time, and for several years after, none of them had any idea that the organization would evolve to become the most successful and longest surviving organization of its kind. The 2009 Show and Exhibition will be the 44th annual event, and with the compilation of the new CAA website in that year, it is becoming increasingly evident that efforts need to be made to gather, protect, recreate, compile facts/data with regard to the organization and its activities. The CAA website was redesigned in 2009 with the sole purpose in mind to make it the place to go for news of the CA members, so keep coming back often; you never know what you might find next!
