Max Becher (German, born 1964) & Andrea Robbins
Rider I, Laday's Arena, Lovelady, Texas, 2010
Max Becher (German, born 1964) & Andrea Robbins (American, born 1963), Rider I, Laday's Arena, Lovelady, Texas, 2010, archival inkjet print, 29 1/2 in x 34 3/4 in. Schwartz Art Collection, Harvard Business School, 2010.4.
“The cowboy has become identified with the white gunslinger in popular imagination—but at the height of the cattle ranching period in the 19th century, over one-third of cowboys were African American. Black cowboy culture is still thriving and widespread, though little known. This hidden history calls for a reconsideration of cowboy iconography.”—Max Becher and Andrea Robbins