Rachel Hearn, Barrel Racer, Mesquite, Texas
Artist
Don Russell
(American, born 1953)
Date2015, printed 2018
Mediumdigital inkjet color print on paper
Dimensions22 × 17 inches (55.9 × 43.2 cm)
Image: 18 × 12 inches (45.7 × 30.5 cm)
Image: 18 × 12 inches (45.7 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Artist, 2018
Object number2018.6.6
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextThe portrait of Rachel Hearn is part of a portfolio of Cowboys of Color. In an artist’s statement Russell said, “I’m not black. I’m not a cowboy. These photographs are of real people. They have real lives with real joys and sorrows. The intent of this portfolio is to make visible the modern black cowboy. It is today’s history and shows the continuation of this black rodeo and ranching tradition into our time.” Rachel Hearn is the granddaughter of Cleo Hearn, founder of the Cowboys of Color rodeo.
ProvenanceArtist; gifted October 10, 2018 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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Don Russell
2015, printed 2017
