The mystical charm of the old American West, captured and captured in vivid color and moving scenes, distinguishes the fine art prints of Frank Tenney Johnson, a virtuoso of the Western art scene. Born June 26, 1874, Johnson lived and breathed the vastness and wildness of the American West, which he eventually interpreted in a distinctive painting style known as "The Johnson Moonlight Technique." The brilliance of his technique is best revealed in the artwork "Somewhere on the Range." Johnson was an artist who worked not only with brushes, but also with fingers and knives to form his visionary landscapes.

The child of a farming family in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Johnson grew up in a rural setting that later inspired his love of Western art. After losing his mother in 1886, the family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The art scene there left a deep impression on Johnson. He attended the Milwaukee School of Art, where he studied under the tutelage of Richard Lorenz, a master of western subject painting. With an insatiable drive to further hone his artistic skills, Johnson moved to New York City in 1895 and studied with John Henry Twachtman at the prestigious Art Students League of New York. Frank Tenney Johnson's career was as multifaceted as his artistic techniques. He originally made a name for himself as an illustrator, particularly with his contributions to magazines such as Field & Stream and Boys' Life. He also worked as an illustrator for the western novels of Zane Gray, further refining his affinity for western themes. From 1904 to 1920 he lived in New York City, from where he made regular expeditions to the West for inspiration for his artwork.

His contribution to the art scene was recognized when in 1923 he received the Samuel T. Shaw Purchase Prize from the Salmagundi Club, a society to which he belonged. Later, in 1932, he was honored to be inducted into the National Academy of Design. His time between 1931 and 1939 was spent mostly in his studio in Cody, Wyoming, near Yellowstone National Park. It was there that many of his best-known paintings were created. However, despite his meteoric rise and extraordinary success, Frank Tenney Johnson's life was abruptly ended by a tragic turn of events in 1939. After contracting an infection, he passed away on New Year's Day in Pasadena, California. Yet his legacy lives on in his stunning paintings and fine art prints that remind us of the old American West and its rugged beauty.