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"And the deer and the cantalope play."
And to
quote
an old pop country song by Dave Dudley from
the 1960's: "Oh what a
great star I'll be, in a pair of Cowboy
Boots." The symbols of the cowboy, their
boots and all
his
(or her) accessories are inextricably linked
to the
West. Here we have a few items to add to
your
collection, be you a buckeroo or a buckerette.
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Cowboy Boot Mirror
Tradition meets bunkhouse style in this wonderful
punched tin mirror by
veteran tinsmith Fred Lopez of
Santa Fe. Shaped as a cowboy boot and adorned
with a copper star, this hand crafted tin wall hanging
has a strip of mirror in the center, making it practical
as well as whimsically decorative. Due to their hand
made nature, these mirrors are available in different
styles and limited quantities.
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Palace Photo Archives
From the vast, intriguing and frequently
captivating
Palace of the Governors' Photo Archives, this
photo print is
entitled They Start 'Em Young in the
Bronc Bustin' Game. It features rodeo
stunt rider
Rose Herlin holding three year old Glenn
Hornbrook
on her lap, while riding a rearing paint (or
pinto)
horse. Taken sometime between 1922-1935 in Luna
Park, New York by Kadel and Herbert News
Photos, it
came to the Archives from the Tex Austin
collection
and is now available through our Palace of the
Governors Photo Archives collection at New
Mexico
Creates. Image Courtesy of the Palace of the
Governors Photo Archives (DCA/NMHM) #200097.
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Charlie Bird Bolo
The actual origin of the bolo or bola (from the
Spanish, boleadora) tie is in some dispute.
Victor
Cedarstaff of Wickenburg, Arizona claimed to
have
invented it in the 1940's and even patented a
design
for the "sliders", but there is some evidence
that string
ties have been around since the 1860's.
Whatever
the truth, bolos, such as this masterpiece of
a bolo
made by Charlie Bird, have become a staple of
Native
American jewelry. They are also the official
neckwear
of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas---a fashion
resolution we hope is "non-binding" and just
in time
for Father's Day!
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Sole Mates - Cowboy Boots and Art |
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We're not trying to lasso a gig in the
movies, but we
want to tell you of a great exhibit opening
tomorrow at
the New Mexico Museum of Art. Entitled Sole Mates:
Cowboy Boots and Art, is an exciting new
exhibit
and
accompanying catalogue that celebrates the
art of the
West and views cowboy boots as important symbols
of western life.
Joseph Traugott, Ph.D., is the curator of
20th
century art at the New Mexico Museum of Art
in Santa
Fe, as well as author of this beautiful
companion
catalogue which contains over 128 images.
Both the
exhibit and the catalogue for Sole Mates
includes
paintings, drawings,
postcards, advertisements, sculptures, video
imagery
that examines the ever-changing concept of
the West
from 1880 to the present.
Each chapter is
titled with a line from classic western
songs, such as
Red River Valley and Streets of Laredo.
Artists such
as Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell, and
Herbert "Buck" Dunton to James Drake, Betty
Hahn,
Luis Jiménez, Bruce Nauman, Patrick Oliphant,
Bill
Schenck and Lisa Sorrell are highlighted. It
also
spotlights Deana McGuffin, a third generation
bootmaker from Albuquerque.
Sole Mates: Cowboy Boots and Art is
published by the
Museum of New Mexico Press and available at the
Museum Shops.
Visit
Sole Mates at the New Mexico Museum of Art
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