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Ron Tarver

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Photographer, Educator, Visual Artist, People,cat and dog dad
• Based in Philadelphia

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Right now at @theprintcenter The Long Ride Home: Black Cowboys in America by @rontarver taken in The Print Center by @rontarver

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Reception today at 4:30 at the Swarthmore College List Gallery “The Black West in Color” exhibition featuring works by @gerrityphito, Praise Fulller @cvsreciept, Jeith Jackson @keithjacksonpainter,
Nate Young @galleryanthony, Vinetta Miller @vinetta.miller, curated by @rontarver. The exhibition running through Oct. 11 by @rontarver

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I’m so thrilled to have work from “An Overdue Conversation with my Father” included in the GLAZ Festival as part of the 200LUX Expo in Paris.
The exhibit opens today at Madison des Arts de Creteil and will run through Dec.19. Many thanks to @jchistophe_godet, founder of @glaz.festival for this exciting show! by @rontarver

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🥳 The 20/20 Photo Book Fair is happening THIS Saturday at the Cherry Street Pier and we’re thrilled to be a Programmatic Partner once again! Stop by our table for one (or more!) of our three book signings, browse all of the fabulous publications, and find something beautiful to add to your bookshelf. 🔥📚
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At The Print Center's table:
➡️ Signing with Vincent Cianni @ 1pm
Newly published “Archive / Journal: 1985 - 1995/2001” (2026)
➡️ Signing with Vaune Trachtman @ 2pm
Newly published “NOW IS ALWAYS” (2026)
➡️ Signing with Ron Tarver @ 3pm
“The Long Ride Home: Black Cowboys in America” (2024)
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The free Fair takes place this Saturday, September 12, from 12 – 5pm at @cherrystreetpier and will feature over 40 artists, publishers, galleries and more!
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✨ Then, the programming CONTINUES!
Visit Moore College of Art & Design on Sunday, September 13, for some fantastic artist talks! At 1:45pm, catch “The Printed Landscape” panel – internationally acclaimed photographers Andrea Modica, Richard Boutwell, Vaune Trachtman and moderator Ron Tarver will discuss creative journey from image-making to a finished print and published book. Books by Modica and Trachtman will be available for sale.
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@2020photofest @rontarver @vaune.art @cianniv @andreamodica.photo #ThePrintCenter #ThePrintCenterPhiladelphia taken in Cherry Street Pier by @rontarver

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Congratulations to the prize winners for the 83rd Annual Exhibition, chosen by juror Ron Tarver @rontarver!

This special show is open until early fall, so make plans to see it while you can—including every Sunday, when we’re open for free to the public! Continue on to Maguire Hall with your admission ticket and see more art by contemporary artists in Philadelphia from our permanent collection.

Join us in congratulating these amazing artists in the comments!!

#Philadelphiaartist #woodmereannual by @rontarver

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Watch as one artist encounters another in this week's #FlippingTheBird--which features the Northern Cardinal (Plate 159) and several special visitors in the reading room, among them my good friend Ron Tarver, whose exquisite photographs are currently on exhibit at the Hudson River Museum @hudsonrivermuseum. #WatkinsonLibrary #audubon #birdlovers by @rontarver

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Join featured artists Robert Peterson and Ron Tarver for an Artist Talk and Portraiture Workshop on Saturday & Sunday, July 18 & 19!

Saturday, July 18, 2pm—Artist Tour and Talk with Ron Tarver and Robert Peterson
Explore the history and cultural impact of Black cowboys across the United States through “Black Cowboys in America” and “Robert Peterson: Journeys.” Hear personal perspectives from these Oklahoma-born artists on identity, storytelling, and their creative practices through painting and photography.

Sunday, July 19, 1:30–4pm—Portraiture Workshops with Ron Tarver and Robert Peterson
Join Tarver (at 1:30pm) and Peterson (at 2:45pm) for presentations and conversations exploring the relationship between humans and horses through portraiture. Learn how each artist captures presence, identity, and connection, while reflecting on the emotional and cultural significance of portraiture across history, and experiment with both photography and painting techniques.

These events are free with museum admission. Learn more at hrm.org/calendar

@rontarver @caleblee81 #HRMBlackCowboys #HRMJourneys #ArtistTalk #ArtistTour #ArtWorkshop

Support provided by @artbridgesfoundation by @rontarver

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Yonkers showcases Black excellence. Flowers given to both @robertpeterson.11 and @rontarver in an epic display of imagery. Run, don’t walk, to see this for yourselves. And there will be some in-person talks in July at the @hudsonrivermuseum so check out their calendar for schedules. #blackexcellence #blackartist #blackphotographer #blackcowboys taken in Hudson River Museum by @rontarver

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Hear from Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer Ron Tarver, whose work is featured in “Black Cowboys in America,” as he discusses the presentation of his photographs in the #HRMWestWing!

The exhibition utilizes bold colors, quotes from the artist, larger-than-life wall prints, and a carefully curated selection of 40 photographs depicting Black cowboy life on ranches, at rodeos, and in urban streetscapes. Seen together, the photographs capture the beauty, romance, and visual poetry of cowboy culture while reflecting a renewed interest within the Black community in reclaiming its Western roots.

Come see it for yourself! “Black Cowboys in America: Photographs by Ron Tarver” is open through August 30, 2026. Museum hours: Wednesday–Friday, 12-5pm; Saturday & Sunday, 11am–5pm.

Learn more at hrm.org/black-cowboys

Lead sponsorship for this exhibition is provided by DeWayne N. Phillips and Caroline A. Wamsler, PhD.

This exhibition is sponsored by Adam L. Bresnick and Ángel Martínez Roger, Peter French, Nicholas C. Pierce and Donna Peterson, and Elizabeth Wedemeyer and John Gunther-Mohr. Additional sponsorship provided by Clare Bell, Cheryl Calegari, and Brian Dore.

Support provided by New York State Senator @andreastewartcousins, President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader. Exhibitions are made possible in part by assistance provided by the @westchester_county_government and the @cityofyonkers.

#HRMBlackCowboys #RonTarver #HRMBlackCowboys #HudsonRiverMuseum Photography @rontarver @swarthmorecollege taken in Hudson River Museum by @rontarver

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4 months ago

Thanks to everyone who joined us last Wednesday for the opening reception of “Black Cowboys in America: Photographs by Ron Tarver” and “Robert Peterson: Journeys”! It was quite the rodeo! 🐴

It was an honor to celebrate these two striking exhibitions with the artists @caleblee81 and @rontarver, along with exhibition sponsors NYS Senator @andreastewartcousins and DeWayne N. Phillips and Caroline A. Wamsler, PhD. In addition, thank you to NYS Representative shimsky4assembly, Kavie Barnes from NYS Council on the Arts, as well as HRM Trustees, Members, Docents, and many friends for joining us and making it such a memorable evening.

See more photos from the opening reception at hrm.org/special-events/summer-2026-exhibition-opening-reception

#HRMBlackCowboys and #HRMRobertPeterson will be on view through August 30, 2026. Learn more at hrm.org/exhibitions

Lead sponsorship for these exhibitions is provided by DeWayne N. Phillips and Caroline A. Wamsler, PhD.

Support for “Robert Peterson: Journeys” is generously provided by @artbridgesfoundation

These exhibitions are sponsored by Adam L. Bresnick and Ángel Martínez Roger, Peter French, Nicholas C. Pierce and Donna Peterson, and Elizabeth Wedemeyer and John Gunther-Mohr. Additional sponsorship provided by Clare Bell, Cheryl Calegari, and Brian Dore.

Support provided by New York State Senator @andreastewartcousins, President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader.

Exhibitions are made possible in part by assistance provided by the @westchester_county_government and the @cityofyonkers.

#HudsonRiverMuseum #Yonkers #Westchester

Photos by Jason Green by @rontarver

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We are pleased to announce the exhibition “Black Cowboys in America” : Photographs”  by Ron Tarver at The Hudson River Museum. It will run through August 30, 2026

Through forty photographs in the exhibition “Black Cowboys in America”  illuminates Black cowboy life on ranches, at rodeos, and in urban streetscapes—portraits of African Americans who share a Western heritage.

Ron Tarver is a Pulitzer Prize- winning photographer who has distinguished himself in the fields of photojournalism and fine-art photography on the staff of The Philadelphia Inquirer for thirty-two years. Tarver is an associate professor of art at Swarthmore College

“The Long Ride Home: Black Cowboys in America”,is a hardcover book by Ron Tarver including 103 photographs with an essay by Art T. Burton. The book was published  by George F. Thompson  August 31, 2024.

Images shown in order:
Ron Tarver (b. 1957). “Worn Felt Hat Antonio, TX),” 1994. Pigment ink print.
Ron Tarver (b. 1957), “The Basketball Game , Philadelphia, PA”, 1993, Archival pigment print.
Ron Tarver (b. 1957), “Legends Philadelphia, PA”, 1993, Archival pigment print.

Ron Tarver photographs are available for purchase at the Robin Rice Gallery., 234 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12184 DM @robinricegallery for prices and availability 917-375-6660, or robin@robinricegallery.com

Artist Talk:  “Black Cowboys in America” with @rontarver and Jordan Bullock. It will be held on Sunday June 14, 2026 at the Galleries of The Hudson River Museum. A free event with a general admission ticket.

Lead sponsorship for this exhibition is provided by DeWayne N. Phillips and Caroline A. Wamsler, PhD. This exhibition is sponsored by Adam L. Bresnick and Ángel Martínez Roger, Peter French, Nicholas C. Pierce and Donna Peterson, and Elizabeth Wedemeyer and John Gunther-Mohr. Additional sponsorship provided by Clare Bell, Cheryl Calegari, and Brian Dore.
Support provided by New York State Senator @andreastewartcousins, President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader. Exhibitions are made possible in part by assistance provided by the @westchester_county_government and the @cityofyonkers. taken in Robin Rice Gallery by @rontarver

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Back when it was hot and the sky was clear the moon and Venus put on a show. #philly #spacecamp #moomandvenus by @rontarver

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