Still: Cowboys at the Start of the Twenty-First Century

by Marianne Wiggins and Robb Kendrick

The cowboy may well be the quintessential American icon. Robb Kendrick has been photographing cowboys for twenty-five years, creating a magnificent artistic record that recalls the work of earlier photographers such as Edward S. Curtis, whose portraits of Native Americans have become classics. Kendrick even uses an early photographic process--tintype--to create one-of-a-kind photographs whose nineteenth-century appearance underscores how little...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292714386
• ISBN13: 9780292714380
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.2" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Thank you

Its good to hear so many people are really getting the feel of what life out here is like. My name is Nate Patterson and I'm in the book. Robb came to Spanish Ranch, in Tusscarrora, Nevada while I was Jigger Boss. Its good to hear that so many people can really look deeply at what a real cowboy's eyes hold. Many photographers come to the ranches and try to capture the "cowboy life" but Robb did an excelent job.

true craftsmanship

Still is not simply a book of cowboy tintypes. This book has depth as it is filled with revealing portraits of cowboys created with an antiquated process that requires true craftsmanship. Because each tintype is crafted by hand (and beautifully done), they each have unique and unreplicable characteristics analogous to the portraits of the cowboys themselves. In additon to the craftsmanship, there's an impressive amount of these portraits with each subsequent one being just as interesting as the previous. Accompanying the portraits are several stories from the cowboys that add a more personal element to the book. Still is a beautifully executed book of tintype cowboy portraits that I highly recommend to anyone.

Spectacular Imagery

I have always been fascinated with old world photographic processes. After browsing through the book several times I was struck with the portraits themselves. While these portraits were recently done you easily get the feel that these cowboys are from a time gone by. An incredible way of life incredibly captured by a talented photographer

Beautiful

Beyond the beautiful photographs the piercing eyes in these portraits tell it all. These cowboys and cowgirls are serious about what they do and how they do it. Serious about living life to the fullest on their own terms. I must be honest and tell you I am not a big fan of cowboy photography or any photography that romanticizes a culture or group of people. Pretty pictures are a dime a dozen and mean little in the understanding of the people being photographed. Think current day celebrity portraiture. These portraits show dedication to documenting a people and way of life long forgotten by modern day Americans. I think you will feel the spirit of these people when you look at these tintypes and read the stories of the cowboys in their own words. This book belongs in any serious collection of the American West way of life.

Beautiful!

I ordered this book after hearing an interview with the author/photographer on NPR. Captured in the spirit of yesteryear, these photographs of modern cowboys are just beautiful!