Hacienda Horse and Rider, historic neon sign, Las Vegas, Nevada

Carol M. Highsmith
$85.00
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Frames ship to U.S. addresses only. Framed prints ship in 2–4 weeks and are final sale. Full framing details

Add Custom Frame

Frames ship to U.S. addresses only. Framed prints ship in 2–4 weeks and are final sale. Full framing details

Add Custom Frame

Frames ship to U.S. addresses only. Framed prints ship in 2–4 weeks and are final sale. Full framing details

Add Custom Frame

Frames ship to U.S. addresses only. Framed prints ship in 2–4 weeks and are final sale. Full framing details

Add Custom Frame

Frames ship to U.S. addresses only. Framed prints ship in 2–4 weeks and are final sale. Full framing details

Frames ship to U.S. addresses only. Framed prints ship in 2–4 weeks and are final sale. Full framing details
Artist Statement

Hacienda Horse and Rider, historic neon sign, Las Vegas, Nevada is signature Highsmith. Her subject, a publicly viewable physical landmark that she knew was a disappearing kind of classic Americana, rears high in the sky above the madding crowd. The pitch-black sky that comprises the background of her composition places the bucking bronco and its rider as a constellation; a pointillistic riot of neon shooting through space, telling a tale of a moment in time when this was the kind of iconography that America was wild for.

Why We Love It

This image is the embodiment of the brash, bold untamed glitz of Nevada’s casino culture. The carousel-styled elegance of the stallion and the almost calm “Howdy!” raised-hand wave of its vaquero greets us; ropes us in. Who wouldn’t take a gamble under the vibrancy of this desert beacon?

Details

+ Limited-edition, exclusive to 20x200
+ Museum quality: archival inks, 100% cotton rag paper unless noted
+ Handcrafted custom-framing is available

Our quoted dimensions are for the size of paper containing the images, not the printed image itself. We do not alter the aspect ratio, nor do we crop or resize the artists’ originals. All of our prints have a minimum border of .5 inches to allow for framing.

Medium

Innova Exhibition Photo Baryta


10"x8" | Edition of 10

14"x11" | Edition of 200


20"x16" | Edition of 25


24"x20" | Edition of 10


40"x30" | Edition of 5


50"x40" | Edition of 2
ARTIST - Carol M. Highsmith

ARTIST - Carol M. Highsmith

Photographer Carol M. Highsmith (b. 1946, North Carolina, USA) is an artist and historian of the highest order, and is one of the most prolific and dedicated photographic documentarians of America in the nation’s history. Highsmith has photographed work in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and has amassed a herculean portfolio that nears 100,000 photos, all of which she gifts to the Library of Congress. It is rare for that entity to create a one-person archive for a single artist’s work, but the Library of Congress has one for hers. Since 2010, she has dedicated herself to visiting and re-photographing at least eight states per year in order to keep her depictions of said states as current as possible within the context of her holistic body of work.