Patrick Taylor, Calf Roper, Mesquite, Texas
Artist
Don Russell
(American, born 1953)
Date2015, printed 2017
Mediumdigital inkjet color print on paper
Dimensions22 × 17 inches (55.9 × 43.2 cm)
Image: 13 × 14 13/16 inches (33 × 37.6 cm)
Image: 13 × 14 13/16 inches (33 × 37.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist, 2017
Object number2017.1.10
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextPatrick Taylor competes in calf roping. Tie down roping is another name for the event. Russell photographed Taylor with his horse. Taylor is not mounted; instead, both cowboy and horse stand their ground. For the roping event, it is especially important that the rider and horse work well together. The cowboy on horseback must chase the calf and rope it. He then must tie three legs together in the shortest amount of time. The rodeo event came from ranch tasks of capturing animals for branding or medical reasons.
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
Don Russell
2015, printed 2017
