Joe Rader Roberts
Joe Rader Roberts was born in Lockhart, Texas in 1925. After serving in the Merchant Marines from 1943-1945 he enrolled in the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. In 1949 he married and moved back to Houston, working as a commercial artist painting illustrations on storefronts of various businesses. In 1953, Roberts had a son, Gary Lynn Roberts who is also a noted western artist. His passion for the historic frontier drew him to the fine arts and he became a full-time artist painting scenes of the early west. Roberts is best known for his western narrative paintings.
Joe Rader Roberts was born in Lockhart, Texas in 1925. After serving in the Merchant Marines from 1943-1945 he enrolled in the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. In 1949 he married and moved back to Houston, working as a commercial artist painting illustrations on storefronts of various businesses. In 1953, Roberts had a son, Gary Lynn Roberts who is also a noted western artist. His passion for the historic frontier drew him to the fine arts and he became a full-time artist painting scenes of the early west. Roberts is best known for his western narrative paintings.