The photo series titled The New Black West gives a front-row seat to the captivating and robust legacy of Black cowboys and rodeos.
Sep 02, 2022, viewers are afforded a front-row seat to the captivating and robust legacy of Black cowboys and rodeos. The collection’s vibrant and distinctive snapshots offer viewers a refreshingly new immersion into a world many Americans have grown to romanticize and admire.has been fascinated with the historic symbolism of the American archetypal cowboy and the concepts of self-reliance, strength, and determination their imagery continues to evoke.
“After many years of returning to the rodeo in 2019, I thought it would be an important contribution to memorialize this collection of images and help share the cowboys’ story more completely in a printed format. Most importantly I wanted to help raise awareness on the important role African Americans had in the Western expansion.” Hasbun says.
Hasbun’s images blend a homage to an old American west with Afrofuturistic and neo-western tones. Her shots express the familial atmosphere of the event. The Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo has a reputation as “One of the Greatest Shows on Dirt,” and Hasbun’s visually striking images manages to not only encapsulate this by showing the flairs of dust clouds and acrobatics and earthy tones of the atmosphere but also showcasing the style, fashion, and talent of cowboys and cowgirls.
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