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He painted images of the Old West that were later adopted by Westerns, which became a movie staple. Russell was fond of these popular art forms and made many friends among the well-off collectors of his works, including actors and film makers such as William S. Hart , Harry Carey , Will Rogers , and Douglas Fairbanks .
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The novel Ghetto Cowboy (2011), by Greg Neri, and film Concrete Cowboy (2020) were inspired by the Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club in Philadelphia. The documentary Fire on the Hill (2020) and nonfiction book The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America's Urban Heartland (2020) are about Black horseback riders in Los Angeles.
Tex Randall is a 47-foot (14 m) tall cowboy figure constructed in 1959 next to U.S. Route 60 in Canyon, Texas. [1] It weighs seven tons and is made of cement and steel. [2] The statue was constructed in 1959 by local shop teacher Harry Wheeler to advertise for a western wear store directly next to it.
The images initially featured rugged men portrayed in a variety of roles [1] but later primarily featured a rugged cowboy or cowboys in picturesque wild terrain. [2] The ads were originally conceived as a way to popularize filtered cigarettes , which at the time were considered feminine.
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Reid appeared in the early gatherings of the American Cowboy Culture Association, which holds the annual National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration each September in Lubbock, Texas. [1] Ace and Madge were living in Kerrville at the time of his death on November 10, 1991. Madge still lives in Kerrville and has kept Cowpokes going since Ace's death.