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Fred Whitfield, 8 Time PRCA World Calf Roping Champion, Fort Worth, Texas
This image is color corrected to best resemble the actual art piece.
This image is color corrected to best resemble the actual art piece.

Fred Whitfield, 8 Time PRCA World Calf Roping Champion, Fort Worth, Texas

Artist (American, born 1953)
Date2016, printed 2017
Mediumdigital inkjet color print on paper
Dimensions22 × 17 inches (55.9 × 43.2 cm)
Image: 18 1/16 × 12 1/16 inches (45.9 × 30.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist, 2017
Object number2017.1.18
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextFred Whitfield is a World Champion Calf Roper. He won the PRCA world title in tie-down roping seven years, and he also has won the PRCA All-Around Cowboy title. With a co-author, Whitfield has written his autobiography, Gold Buckles Don’t Lie: The Untold Story of Fred Whitfield. He is from Hockley, Texas. Abe Morris wrote, “There is no doubt that Whitfield is considered to be one of the greatest tie-down ropers of all time. Many rodeo aficionados considered him to be the best ever.”
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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