Deante Thornton, Bull Rider, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Artist
Don Russell
(American, born 1953)
Date2015, printed 2017
Mediumdigital inkjet color print on paper
Dimensions22 × 17 inches (55.9 × 43.2 cm)
Image: 18 1/16 × 11 1/8 inches (45.9 × 28.3 cm)
Image: 18 1/16 × 11 1/8 inches (45.9 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist, 2017
Object number2017.1.2
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextDeante Thornton rides bulls in rodeo and has a heritage in cattle raising. Like many rodeo cowboys, his early experience drew him to the sport, “I lived the ranch lifestyle from birth until today. . . . I got a lot of my cowboy and ranching background from my dad. As a kid I remember a foot of snow on the ground and we’d pile in the back of a pick-up and feed the cows. We did that for years and I don’t remember a time in childhood without animals around to care for.”
ProvenanceArtist; gifted May 4, 2017 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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Don Russell
2016, printed 2017
