Young Bull Riders, 1991 - Mary Ellen Mark
About the Work
This photograph of four young "cowboys" with dollar bills was taken at the Boerne Rodeo in Texas in 1991. The work is from Mary Ellen Mark's series American Odyssey, a broad survey taken across the United States from 1963–1999.
About the Artist
Mary Ellen Mark is a photojournalist and artist known for her documentary photography and portraiture that captures the human condition. Working mostly in black and white, Mark has captured people and stories all over the world, focusing on common social issues that unite us all.
Mark is a contributing photographer to The New Yorker and has published photo-essays and portraits in LIFE, New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, and Vanity Fair.
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