This Week in the West: Edward Borein and the Authentic West

This Week in the West · May 18, 2026 · 4m

🤠This Week in the West

🎙️ Episode 81: Edward Borein and the Authentic West

📢 Episode Summary:

This episode of This Week in The West explores the life and legacy of Western artist and cowboy Edward Borein, whose work helped preserve an authentic visual record of the American West. The episode opens with Borein’s early years in California, where he watched cattle drives as a child and quickly developed both artistic talent and cowboy skills. By the age of eighteen, he was working ranches across California and Mexico, sketching the people, horses and landscapes he encountered along the way.

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