Edward Borein

[1] His maternal grandfather was "one of the most famous horsemen in Alta California", and his father worked for the sheriff of Alameda County.

[5] Borein became an etcher and a painter, and he opened a studio in El Paseo, Santa Barbara, California, in 1921.

[7] Borein maintained his friendship with Will Rogers, and he became friends with Charles Marion Russell, an Old West painter from Montana.

According to The Los Angeles Times, "The three formed a triumvirate who depicted with picture and legend the West before the days of the fences.

[1][3][4] Some of his paintings and etchings are displayed in the Santa Barbara Historical Museum's Edward Borein Gallery.