Horsetails
Deweycheatumnhowe
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With incredible drive and the desire to please, Deweycheatumnhowe is a model trotter. Named for the gag fictional law firm of "Dewey, Cheatem & Howe," he was undefeated Two Year Old Trotting Colt in 2007, and was the champion Three Year Old Trotting Colt of 2008 as well as the Trotter of the Year. He was the first undefeated horse to win the prestigious Hambletonian, and overcame the outside post to win the $1,000,000 Candian Trotting Classic. He retired with total earnings of $3,155,178, and his stud fee of $25,000 in his first season was the highest in the Standardbred industry. Deweycheatumnhowe's tail hair has been generously donated by Walnut Hall Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.
Walnut Hall
Jack Girard
Primarily a collage artist, Jack Girard frequently works in paint, assemblage, and installation. A graduate of East Carolina University with Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts degrees, with additional studies at the University of South Carolina and the University of Kentucky, Girard is currently a Professor of Art and Fine Arts Division Chair at Transylvania University. His work has been exhibited more than 300 times and has been viewed in public and private collections, as well as publications, around the United States and overseas. In his career as an academic, he has given many lectures around the country, and has authored several works on the assemblage artists Edward and Nancy Reddin Klienholz, and the collage artist Asencio Saez Garcia.
About the Project
Fifty-two artists from around the country have been chosen and each given small replicas of a violin and bow. Each artist has been assigned an unforgettable, beloved horse and has created a work of art. Artists have worked with paint, glass, metal, and other mediums. Their only charge was to embrace either the image or spirit of their horse. Horses include well-known Thoroughbreds, as well as other breeds represented in the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™.
Each piece will be on display at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™. During the Games, a silent auction will take place, with all proceeds go to the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra’s Partners in Education, a program benefiting the children in high-risk areas of Kentucky through music education.
Please take the time to enjoy our art gallery (link to gallery), learn more about our special events (link to special events), and shop in our retail area for your very own HORSETAILS® 2010 merchandise. If you have questions about the project or would like more information, please contact us.
The Presentation
Each completed work of art is professionally mounted on linen mat board and framed in an antique black wooden slant-top shadow box. Framed by Lexington’s premiere sporting arts framer, the finished size measures 13.25" x 17".
