Eric Thorsen

Eric Thorsen
War Memorial
Born	October 6, 1967 Glasgow, Montana
Nationality	American, French
Known for	Sculpture
Awards	Carl E. Akeley Award, Best In World winner 1992 World Taxidermy & Fish Carving Championships; Award of Excellence 2000, Society of Animal Artists; "Tuffy" Berg Award, C.M. Russell Show 1996; People's Choice award Best Sculpture 2000', 2001', 2002', 2003' C.M. Russell Shows;

Eric Thorsen (1967 – present) is an American sculptor, best known for his public monuments and works of art in bronze and wood.

Awards

People's Choice 2003, Best Sculpture, C.M. Russell Show C. M. Russell Museum Complex
People's Choice 2002, Best Sculpture, C.M. Russell Show C. M. Russell Museum Complex
People's Choice 2001, Best Sculpture, C.M. Russell Show C. M. Russell Museum Complex
People's Choice 2000, Best Sculpture, C.M. Russell Show C. M. Russell Museum Complex
Award of Excellence 2000, Society of Animal Artists
C.M. Russell Quick Draw Highest Bid 1998
"Tuffy" Berg Award, C.M. Russell Show 1996 C. M. Russell Museum Complex
Best of Show, Premium Show of Fine Art
Carl E. Akeley Award, Best In World winner 1992 World Taxidermy & Fish Carving Championships;

Television appearances

KPAX-TV, TV special 1994 "Under the Big Sky"

References

Blomquist, Kathy. Fall 1992, "Eric Thorsen: More Than Promising", Breakthrough Magazine Issue 30, pp 64–65
Summer 1992 "WTC Medallion Winners", Breakthrough Magazine, Issue 29
"Montana Living" Mag., 1998 Winter issue
"Big Sky Journal", Fly-Fishing issue 1995
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Ed) "Artists' Bluebook": 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005, Page# 479
Davenport, Ray "Davenport's Art Reference": The Gold Edition, 2256
Southwest Art, "-1997", Western American Art, Page# 128