Sam Golden

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Sam Golden (May 20, 1915 - March 11, 1997^[1]), started his paintmaking career in 1936 at Bocour Artist Colors with his uncle Leonard Bocour. In 1947 he developed Magna paint, the world's first artist acrylic paint. He returned from retirement in 1980 to found Golden Artist Colors Inc. (based in upstate New York) with his son, Mark Golden.^[2]

[edit] See also

• Acrylic paint
• Leonard Bocour
• Golden Artist Colors
• Magna paint
• oil paint
• paint
• watercolor paint

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Mark Golden, Golden Artist Colors, Inc
2. ^ Just Paint Issue 5, March 1998

[edit] External links

• Golden Artist Colors, Inc. website
• Sam Golden, Paintmaking Pioneer and Founder of Golden Artist Colors Passes Away at 82.