I have enjoyed the Cowboys Artists work for many years. When I was living in Phoenix, I went every year just to admire the History and Story Telling images of these 25 incredible Artists. I’m sick of race or sex always injected into every part of society. Knock it off, stop trying to change everything to please yourself.

By the way, there is a Woman’s Cowboy Artists of American Group.

No I wasn’t aware of the unfortunate flaw in the organization. I care less about the geographic or professional background of the artists. “Cowboy authenticity” is beyond my concern, but limiting the group to male artists is their loss, and doesn’t speak well of the current membership. They may come around, however. The Philadelphia Sketch Club, for over a hundred years a male only club, opened their membership to women in the 1990′s, much to the benefit and lively character of the organization. Perhaps it’s not too late for old Cowboys (real or not) to learn new attitudes.

Their little clique should be dissolved and reformed to allow all artists of competency to be considered.

I have never figured out how having a penis was some sort of prerequisite for painting cowboy art – most of these guys are illustrators out of New York anyway.

George Caramanna
Scottsdale, AZ