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Birth
1949 (Gainesville, Texas)
Death
Lived/Active
Texas
Often Known For
action cowgirl figure paintings, sculpture
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Western Painters
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| Donna Howell-Sickles' subject of empowered cowgirl figures dates back to 1972 when she stumbled
across a 1950s hand-tinted postcard. It featured a waving cowgirl and
under it was the inscription: "Greetings for a Real Cowgirl of the
Southwest." The notion of a woman sitting atop her horse in period
costume appealed to the artist. "But back then I didn't think they were
real cowgirls," say Howell-Sickles. "At least none who might look like
the one on my postcard. The real/ (showing 500 of 8674 characters). |
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