Vladan Stiha (1908 - 1992)

Vladan Stiha, a painter of Western American landscapes, Indians and cowboys, began his long, colorful life in Belgrade, Yugoslavia on October 18, 1908. His life would end three continents and eighty-four years later on April 25, 1992, at the end of the old Santa Fe Trail in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Born into a family of artists, Stiha learned to draw and paint from his father. --AskArt.com