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'''Paul Sidney Laune''' (1899 in Woodward, Oklahoma – 1977) was a writer, painter and illustrator, known for his book covers and for paintings he did of rural Western U.S. pioneer scenes. He covered pioneers, ranch-life, quarter horses in his paintings. He painted five murals for the Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum in his hometown of Woodward, Oklahoma.<ref name=pioneermuseum>[http://m.newsok.com/paul-laune-featured-pioneer-museum-shows-work-of-favorite-son/article/2060382 Michael McNutt, ''Paul Laune Featured Pioneer Museum Shows Work of Favorite Son'']</ref>
After graduating from the University of Oklahoma, Laune worked as an illustrator and art critic in New York. He also lived in Phoenix, Arizona, where he drew quarter horses and wrote a book on them.<ref name=pioneermuseum/>
Among the more famous works he illustrated, were books in the Hardy Boys Mystery Series.
==Works== *''The Forgotten Books Of Eden''. Illustrations, 1930. *''The Secret Warning''. Hardy Boys Mystery Series, illustrations, 1938 *''The Thirsty Pony'', author, cover art and illustrations, 1940 *''The Clue of the Broken Blade''. Hardy Boys Mystery Series #21, illustrator, 1942 *''The Flickering Torch Mystery''. Hardy Boys Mystery Series #22, illustrator *''Toil of the Brave'' by Inglis Fletcher, dust jacket art, 1946 *''The Mustang Roundup'', author *''Bennett's Welcome'' by Inglis Fletcher, dust jacket art, 1950 *''Queen's Gift'' by Inglis Fletcher, dust jacket art, 1952 *''The Silver Chalice'', illustrations, 1952 *''Southwest'', John Houghton Allen, 1952 *''Wicked Lady'' by Inglis Fletcher, dust jacket art, 1962 *''When the Legends Die'', book cover, 1963 *''America's Quarter Horses'', author, 1977
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==External links== * {{Gutenberg author | id=Laune,+Paul | name=Paul Laune}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130616025557/http://www.pipm1.org/all-exhibits/the-rotunda/ Pictures of the Rotunda with murals by Paule Laune and Pat “Kemoha” Patterson.]
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