Word: nieholm
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Dates: during 1944-1944
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...Saddle & Sirloin Club was founded in 1901, to extend recognition to men who had made outstanding contributions to the livestock industry. Recognition, the founders decided, should take the form of a portrait of each member. The original portrait artist was James R. Stuart. He was followed by Arvid Nieholm. Most of their portraits were destroyed in the stockyards fire of 1934, and Robert Grafton was commissioned to redo the lost canvases. After completing 100 portraits in two years, Artist Grafton dropped dead. Saddle & Sirloin's current portraitist is Othmar Hoffler. He has been at it for seven years...
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