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| BORN July 3, 1940 Elmhurst, Illinois |
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| EDUCATION | ||
| The American Academy of Art, Chicago | ||
| The Art Institute of Chicago | ||
| University of Arizona | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, University of Idaho, Moscow | ||
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| ONE-MAN EXHIBITIONS | ||
| 1995 | Retrospective Exhibition Fort Worth Zoo Museum, Texas |
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| 1993 | Retrospective Exhibition Autry Western Heritage Museum, Los Angeles |
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| 1988 | The Tarahumara Southwest Museum, Los Angeles |
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| 1985 | The Tarahumara Indianapolis Museum of Art |
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| 1982 | The Tarahumara Natural History Museum, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. |
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| 1979-80 | Retrospective Exhibition Indianapolis Museum of Art |
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| TWO-MAN EXHIBITIONS | ||
| 2001 | Morris Museum of Art Augusta, Georgia |
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| 1994 | Thomas Gilcrease Museum Tulsa Oklahoma |
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| GROUP EXHIBITIONS | ||
| 2004 | Salon d' Arts Denver, Colorado
Thomas Gilcrease Museum
Wildlife Experience Museum |
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| 2003 - 04 | California Art Club Exhibition Pasadena Museum of California Art, California |
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| 2002 - 03 | Fallbrook Art and Cultural Center Fallbrook, California |
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| 1998 - 05 | Coors Invitational, 2000 Feature Artist, National Western Stock Show and Rodeo Denver Colorado
Masters of the American West |
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| 2001 | Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art Marietta, Georgia |
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| 2000 | From the Inside Out: Contemporary Wildlife Art and the Legacy of Carl Rungius, Glenbow Museum Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
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| 1995-05 | Prix de West National Cowboy Hall of Fame Oklahoma City |
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| 1995 | Western Rendezvous Show Park City, Utah |
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| 1981-2000 | Artists of America Show Denver, Colorado |
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| 1999 | "100 Years of the Art of Taos" Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado |
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| 1998 | The Governor's Invitational Denver, Colorado |
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| 1996 | Direct From Nature International Center for Earth Concerns, Ojai, California |
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| 1992 | The Denver Seven National Cowboy Hall of Fame Oklahoma City |
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| 1991-92 | High Plains Heritage Museum Spearfish, South Dakota |
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| 1991 | The Hakone Open-Air Museum Tokyo |
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| 1990 | Amerika Haus Berlin, Germany Central House of Artists National Academy of Design National Sculpture Society Hubbard Museum |
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| 1973-90 | National Academy of Western Art Oklahoma City |
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| 1989 | Kennedy Center Washington, D.C. Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art |
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| 1988 | Western & Wildlife Museum Jackson, Wyoming Kentucky Derby Museum Americana Museum
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| 1987 | Kyoto World Exposition of Historical Cities Japan Sonoma County Museum |
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| 1985 | Gilcrease Museum Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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| 1984 | Salmugundi Club New York |
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| 1982-83 | National Sculpture Society New York |
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| 1981 | The Peking Exhibit Beijing, China Indianapolis Museum of Art |
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| Prior | Phoenix Art Museum Denver Natural History Museum Penrose Library University of Denver |
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| ONE-MAN GALLERY SHOWS | ||
| 2002 | Nicholas Gallery Billings, Montana
Matthew Chase Gallery |
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| 2001 | The Art Spirit Gallery Coeur d' Alene, Idaho |
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| 1994 | Erin Vaughan Denver, Colorado Kneeland Gallery The Opicka Gallery |
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| 1993 | Fenn Galleries Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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| 1992 | Gerald Peters Gallery Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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| 1990 | Kneeland Gallery Ketchum, Idaho |
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| 1989 | Farber Gallery of Fine Art Indianapolis |
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| 1988 | Gerald Peters Gallery Santa Fe, New Mexico Sun Valley Center for the Arts & Humanities |
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| 1987 | Gerald Peters Gallery Dallas Texas |
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| 1985 | Gerald Peters Gallery Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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| 1983 | O'Grady Galleries Chicago |
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| 1982 | Folger Gallery Indianapolis |
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| 1981 | Stremmel Gallery Reno, Nevada |
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| 1980 | Grand Central Art Galleries New York |
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| 1977 | Gerald Peters Gallery Santa Fe, New Mexico O'Grady Galleries Stremmel Gallery Bishop Gallery |
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| 1976 | Kennedy Galleries New York |
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| 1972 | Saks Gallery Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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| TWO-MAN GALLERY SHOWS | ||
| 1993 | Kneeland Gallery Ketchum, Idaho The Opicka Gallery |
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| 1971 | Saks Gallery Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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| AWARDS | ||
| 2005 | Masters of the American West Award
Autry National Museum John J. Geraghty Award |
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| 2003 | The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation Award for Sculpture Autry National Museum Gold Medal for Sculpture, California Art Club Mary Bell Grant Award, Coors Invitational |
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| 1989 | Gold Medal, National Academy of Western Art Gold Medal, Robert Lougheed Award, National Academy of Western Art |
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| 1988 | Silver Medal, National Academy of Western Art | |
| 1985 | Gold Medal, National Academy of Western Art | |
| 1983 | Merit Award, Western Rendezvous Show Helana, Montana |
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| 1981 | Silver Medal, National Academy of Western Art | |
| 1980 | Gold Medal, National Academy of Western Art | |
| 1978 | Gold Medal, National Academy of Western Art | |
| 1976 | Silver Medal, National Academy of Western Art | |
| 1975 | Prix de West, National Academy of Western Art | |
| 1974 | Gold Medal, National Academy of Western Art | |
| MEMBER | ||
| 2005 | Sculpture Review Editorial Board | |
| 2003 | California Art Club | |
| 2001 | Lionel Hampton National Jazz Festival, National Board of Directors | |
| 1981 | National Sculpture Society, elected to Fellow 1989 | |
| 1974 | National Academy of Western Art | |
| HONORS | ||
| 1999 | Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, University of Idaho | |
| 1996 | Idaho Govenor's Award for Excellence in the Arts | |
| 1992 | Artists of America, AOA Master | |
| CONFERENCE | ||
| 1989 | Lecturer at U.S./Soviet Art Summit Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, USSR |
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| PRESENTATION COMMISSION | ||
| 1995 | OLD BLUE, bronze sculpture: Charles Goodnight Foundation commission, Amon Carter Exhibition Hall Fort Worth, Texas | |
| 1981 | NAVAJO JOHN, bronze sculpture: presented to retiring Chairman, Nicholas Brady by the Foreign Diplomatic Council State Department, Washington, D.C. | |
| PORTRAIT BUST COMMISSIONS | ||
| 2005 | Lionel Hampton commissioned by University of Idaho | |
| 2003 | Carl Reichardt commissioned by Carl Reichardt | |
| 1999 | John Lockridge commissioned by Erika Lockridge | |
| 1997 | Ennis Cosby commissioned by Bill Cosby | |
| 1994 | Bob Kuhn commissioned by William Kerr for the National Wildlife Museum, Jackson, Wyoming | |
| 1991 | Phylicia Rashad commissioned by Bill Cosby | |
| 1990 | Paul Robeson commissioned by Bill Cosby Richard Ohrstrom commissioned by Richard Ohrstrom |
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| 1981 | Bill Harrah commissioned by Bill Cosby | |
| 1979 | Bill Cosby commissioned by Bill Cosby | |
| OUTDOOR SCULPTURE | ||
| 2005 | The Conquerer heroic size, Autry National Museum, Los Angeles
heroic size, Leanin' Tree Museum, Boulder, Colorado |
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| 1999 | Mane of Wind - Neck of Thunder William Ballentine Collection on loan to the City of Kirkland, Washington | |
| 1999 | Mane of Wind - Neck of Thunder William Ballentine Collection on loan to the City of Kirkland, Washington | |
| 1998 | I'm the Drum New Mexico Museum of Santa Fe Fine Art
Hopi Girls New Mexico Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe |
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| 1994 | Paul Robeson heroic size, Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio
I'm the Drum heroic size, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado |
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| 1989 | The Greeting heroic size, Eiteljorg Museum of the American Indian and Western Art, Indianapolis | |
| 1988 | The Greeting Genesee Museum, Rochester, New York I'm the Drum heroic size, Bank of America, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| 1985 | Of One Heart heroic size, The Museum of Outdoor Art, Englewood, Colorado | |
| 1982 | Of One Heart Genessee Museum, Rochester, New York | |
| 1980 | Early Day Miner heroic size, Washington Park, Denver, Colorado | |
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| PUBLIC & CORPORATE COLLECTIONS | ||
| African American Museum in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Amon Carter Exhibition Hall Fort Worth, Texas | ||
| Anschutz Collection Denver, Colorado | ||
| Autry Western Heritage Museum Los Angeles | ||
| Bank of America Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Boatman's Bankshare Inc. St. Louis, Missouri | ||
| Brownsville National Bank Texas | ||
| Charles Russell Museum Great Falls, Montana | ||
| Chase Manhattan Bank New York | ||
| Central State University Wilberforce, Ohio | ||
| Cherokee National Historical Society Chakota, Oklahoma | ||
| Colorado Springs Fine Art Center Colorado | ||
| Corning Museum Corning, New York | ||
| The Coeur d' Alene Resort Coeur d' Alene, Idaho | ||
| Denver, City and County of Denver | ||
| Denver Museum of Art Colorado | ||
| Denver Natural History Museum Colorado | ||
| Denver Public Library Colorado | ||
| Eiteljorg Museum of the American Indian and Western Art Indianapolis | ||
| Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art University of Oklahoma, Norman | ||
| Getchell Library University of Nevada, Reno | ||
| Genesee Museum Rochester, New York | ||
| The Thomas Gilcrease Museum Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||
| The Harmson Collection Denver, Colorado | ||
| Harrah's Club Reno Nevada | ||
| Hotel Vajra Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| Indiana University School of Medicine, Carole and Paul Stark School of Neurological Studies of the Brain | ||
| Indianapolis Museum of Art Indianapolis | ||
| Leanin' Tree Museum Boulder, Colorado | ||
| School of American Ballet, Lincoln Center New York City | ||
| Los Angeles Athletic Club California | ||
| Manville Corporation Denver, Colorado | ||
| New Mexico Museum of Fine Art Santa Fe | ||
| Mountain States Bank Denver, Colorado | ||
| Mike Mansfield Center for Japanese Studies University of Montana, Missoula | ||
| Mobile Oil Corporation Houston, Texas | ||
| National Cowboy Hall of Fame Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||
| National Wildlife Museum Jackson, Wyoming | ||
| Nevada Museum of Art Reno, Nevada | ||
| Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Spokane, Washington | ||
| Outdoor Museum of Art Englewood, Colorado | ||
| Pearce Western Art Collection at Navarro College Corsicana, Texas | ||
| Pierce McCallister Cottage, Colorado Historical Society Denver, Colorado | ||
| Pierce McCallister Cottage, Colorado Historical Society Denver | ||
| Rockwell International | ||
| Rockwell Museum Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||
| Rocky Mountain Bank Denver, Colorado | ||
| Schromberg Museum New York, New York | ||
| Sutter Memorial Hospital Sacramento, California | ||
| Tucson Museum of Art Arizona | ||
| University of Idaho Moscow | ||
| University of Nevada Reno, Nevada | ||
| Wells Fargo Historical Museum Los Angeles | ||
| The Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Buffalo Bill Historical Society Cody, Wyoming | ||
| William Ballentine Collection City of Kirkland, Washington | ||
| World Wildlife Fund Washington, D.C. | ||
| U.S. Embassy Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
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| 2005 | The Language of Drawing by Sherrie McGraw, Bright Light Publishing | |
| 2002 | George Carlson, Year of the Horse Nicholas Gallery, Billings, Montana | |
| 1997 | Leading the West: One Hundred Contemporary Painters and Sculptors, by Donald J. Hagerty, Northland Publishing | |
| 1994 | Masters of American Sculpture, by Donald Martin Reynolds, Abbeville Press Gilcrease Museum Rendezvous '94, Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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| 1993 | George Carlson, Dignity in Art, Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum | |
| 1992 | George Carlson, The Strength of the Spirit, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico | |
| 1990 - 2004 | Allgemeines Kunstlerlexikon Leipzig, Germany | |
| 1991-98 | Personalities of America, America Biological Institute, Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| 1990 | The Art Collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Keith Lapham Brown, United States Residence, Copenhagen, Denmark, published by Gerald Peters Corporation | |
| 1989 | American Design: The Northwest, by Linda Humphrey, Fred Albert, Michael Jensen, Bantam Publishing Sculpture: Technique - Form - Content, by Arthur Williams, Davis Publications, Inc. Worcester, Massachusetts |
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| 1988 | Directory of American Sculptors, edited by Glenn B. Opitz, Apollo | |
| 1986-91 | American References, Chicago | |
| 1986 | Sweet Promised Land, Robert Laxalt, University of Nevada Press | |
| 1985 | A Cup of Tea in Pamplona, Robert Laxalt, University of Nevada Press A Pastel Renaissance, David Marshall Smith, Ph.D., and N. Jill Warren, Ph.D. George Carlson, The Gerald Peterrs Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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| 1984 | Four Centuries of Sporting Art, Gallery of Sporting Art, The John Weihle Collection, Genessee Country Museum, published by the Genessee Country Museum, New York | |
| 1983 | George Carlson: A Tarahumara Portfolio, University of Nevada Press | |
| 1981 | Carlson in Retrospect, Stremmel Galleries, Ltd., Reno Nevada | |
| 1980 | George Carlson: Profiles in American Art, Introduction and editied by Claudian Meyer, Ken Meyer Production. William Kerr Producer. O'Hara, Inc., Boulder, Colorado | |
| 1979-06 | Who's Who in America Who's Who in American Art Who's Who in the West Who'd Who in the World |
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| 1979 | George Carlson: Sculptures from the Collection of Harrison Eiteljorg, Commentaires by George Carlson, edited by Robert Yassin, Indianapolis Museum of Art | |
| 1977 | The Tarahumara, by George Carlson | |
| 1976 | George Carlson Bronzes, Kennedy Galleries, New York | |
| 1974 | Bronzes of the American West, Patricia Janis Broder, Harry Abrams, New York | |
| 2005 | Plein Air Magazine September | |
| 2004 | Sculpture Review Fall | |
| 2003 | American Artist Drawing: Premier Issue | |
| 2002 | Southwest Art: September
Wildlife Art Magazine: July/August |
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| 2001 | Art Talk: August/September Art of the West: May/June |
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| 1999 | Veranda Magazine: September/October Coeur d' Alene Magazine: Summer Art Talk: January |
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| 1998 | Southwest Art: September
Art of the West: January/February |
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| 1996 | Better Homes & Gardens: Decorating: Spring Southwest Art: January |
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| 1995 | Art Talk: January | |
| 1994 | Southwest Art: May Southwest Art: April Southwest Art: March |
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| 1993 | Art & Auction: October Southwest Art: October |
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| 1992 | Jet Magazine: September Southwest Art: May |
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| 1991 | Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association: December Jet Magazine: January |
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| 1990 | Self Magazine: October | |
| 1989 | Ladies Home Journal: December Artnews: September Contemporanea: June Art Gallery International: March/April |
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| 1987 | Art Talk: June/July The Robb Report: February |
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| 1986 | Western Art Digest: July/August | |
| 1985 | Santa Fean: August Art Talk: August Southwest Art: August |
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| 1984 | Frontier Airlines Magazine: April | |
| 1983 | Americana Magazine: January/February | |
| 1982 | Artists of the Rockies: Summer Smithsonian Magazine: April National Sculpture Review:Spring |
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| 1980 | National Sculpture Review: Fall Laboratory Medicine: September Caminos Cel Aire: May/June |
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| 1979 | American Artist Magazine: December | |
| 1978 | American Artist Magazine: November | |
| 1976 | Southwest Art: October | |
| FILMS | ||
| 1993 | George Carlson: Dignity in Art, Robert Kittila Productions | |
| 1980 | George Carlson: Profiles in American Art, Ken Meyer Productions; William Kerr, Producer Interrelationships of Drawing and Sculpture, Metropolitan Librayr System, Oklahoma City Sculpture in the Round, Metropolitan Library System, Oklahoma City |
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| 1976 | They are Coming to Norogachic, Naumann Films, Harrison Eiteljorg, Producer | |
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