Tex Ritter and Fans

Although Tex Ritter (Woodward Maurice Ritter, 1905-1975) attained most of his fame as a Hollywood singing cowboy in the 1930s and 1940s, he still performed into the 1970s.

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Object Details

maker

Horenstein, Henry

Description

Henry Horenstein's photograph of this multigenerational crowd shows that fans of country music are not defined by age, but rather by choice of performers and styles of country music. Although Tex Ritter (Woodward Maurice Ritter, 1905-1975) attained most of his fame as a Hollywood singing cowboy in the 1930s and 1940s, he still performed into the 1970s. Ritter won an Academy Award in 1953 for the best theme song, "High Noon," for the movie of the same name.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Horenstein, Henry

print

2003

ID Number

2003.0169.063

accession number

2003.0169

catalog number

2003.0169.063

Object Name

photograph

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 11 in x 14 in; 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm

place made

United States: Massachusetts, Boston

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Art

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-83f1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1213090