Saddle & Sirloin Portrait Gallery
Portrait of Bryant Owsley Cowan

Artist: Robert Wadsworth Grafton (1876–1936)

Bryant Owsley Cowan

COWAN, BRYANT OWSLEY (1852–1929), inducted between 1920–1936

B. O. Cowan was assistant secretary of the American Shorthorn Association and published key volumes on the breed, including, Shorthorn Cattle in Missouri (1914) and Record of Shorthorn Prize Winners (1919). He was born in Andrew, Missouri, and died in Santa Monica, California.

Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 71

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