Al Napoletano Premier Western Illustrator

  

THE DEVIL'S ROPE MUSEUM

  

IS PROUD TO INTRODUCE
ONE OF THE GREATEST
OLD WEST ILLUSTRATORS
OF OUR TIME.

  

AL MARTIN NAPOLETANO

of Lebanon,Oregon

  

Al Martin Napoletano was born April 23, 1920 in San Francisco, CA and lived in the Bay area during much of his life. He made a living as a machinist but had started drawing at age 7, selling his first work in 1943. Al retired from the machinist trade in 1982 and has continued his artistic work until today. He lost his wife Vivian several years ago but enjoys his daughter and their family and friends. Al lives in the country near Lebanon Oregon.

  

Illustration from Al Napoletano

AN ESTIMATED 2,000
ILLUSTRATIONS BY AL HAVE BEEN
PUBLISHED IN HIS CAREER.

THE FOLLOWING BOOKS FEATURE
MANY OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF
AL MARTIN NAPOLETANO

Cowboy Culture and Entrepreneurs Of The Old West by David Dary

The Last Frontier, Blue Mountain And Black Midnight and The Last Frontier Volume II by V.S. Fitz Patrick

California Hackamore by Luis B. Ortega

The Best Of The West by Joe Austell Small

Rescue From The Mesa, The R O Brand and Here & Gone by Delbert Trew

Twice Told Tales Of The Llano Estacado by Bill Russell & Delbert Trew

  

  

Follow the links below to find out about AL Napoletano and see some more of his work:

[Barbed Wire Artist]    [Published Illustrator]    [Rodeo Circuit Artist]