Robert Blue
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Robert Blue (1946- January 22, 1998) was a painter noted for his images of pin-up girls in the 1980's and later his cowgirls of the New West series.
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Born in Los Angeles in 1946, Robert Blue attended the California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, and the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. His work preceed that of similar artist Patrick Nagel. Collectors of Blue's art have included Jack Nicholson, Barbara Streisand and Hugh Hefner. Blue succumbed to cancer in 1998.