Harold T. Holden

Harold T. Holden, or “H” as he is known to most folks, has been capturing the West in sculptures and paintings for nearly 40 years. Although his work can be found in the Oklahoma State Capitol and on a U.S. postage stamp, his public sculptures have kept him busy, with 20 monuments completed in the past 20 years in Texas, Kansas, and his home state of Oklahoma.

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Holden’s work is found in museum and collections around the world. Current shows include the Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale, Autry National Center of the American West, Los Angeles; Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition and Sale, National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City; Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show and Sale, Wyoming; and the Gilcrease Museum’s Rendezvous in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Holden was featured in one-man shows at the Museum of Western Colorado in Grand Junction in May of 2007 and at the Oklahoma State University Foundation in January 2008. He is currently working on a life-and-one-quarter monument for Ft. Smith, Arkansas, of the famous U.S. Deputy Marshall Bass Reeves.

In 2001 Holden received the Governor’s Art Award from Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating and was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oklahoma Sculpture Society. He was voted in as a Professional Member of the National Sculpture Society in 2004. In 2009 he received a commission to produce a 1 ¼ life-size monument of Deputy Marshall Bass Reeves, which will be placed in front of the courthouse in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Holden lives on a small ranch near Kremlin, Oklahoma, with his wife, Edna Mae, where they raise American Quarter Horses and Texas Longhorns. When he is not painting or sculpting, he is on horseback at gatherings or team roping with friends.

Harold T. Holden’s work can be seen at his gallery in downtown Enid, Holden Art & Law.