Olaf Wieghorst, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Olaf Wieghorst

painter of the American West

Date of Birth: 30-Apr-1899

Place of Birth: Viborg, Central Denmark Region, Denmark

Date of Death: 27-Apr-1988

Profession: painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Olaf Wieghorst (April 30, 1899 in Viborg, Denmark – April 27, 1988 in California, United States) was a painter of the American West in the vein of Frederic Remington and Charles Russell and is known for his Indian, cowboy and horse paintings.
In 1992, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.