Claim: George Phippen is a sculptor and painter who made the bronze sculture Cowboy in a Storm and co-founded the  Cowboy Artists of America, an exclusive organization dedicated to portraying the lifestyles of the cowboy and the American West.
Evidence: His work included the bronze sculpture Cowboy in a Storm. He was also a co-founder of the Cowboy Artists of America, and he served as its first president. Since its inception, the exclusive organization of artists has always been dedicated to portraying the lifestyles of the cowboy and the American West, both as it was and as it endures. George Phippen, (July 11, 1915 – April 13, 1966), was an American sculptor and painter from Arizona.