Given the question: Pick one category for the following text. The options are - company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work. J. Frank Dobie -  James Frank Dobie (September 26 1888 – September 18 1964) was an American folklorist writer and newspaper columnist best known for many books depicting the richness and traditions of life in rural Texas during the days of the open range.
The answer is:
Artist