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Donna Howell-Sickles

Donna Howell-Sickles (Born 1949) is active/lives in Texas.  Donna Howell Sickles is known for Action cowgirl figure paintings, sculpture.

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Donna Howell-Sickles' subject of empowered cowgirl figures dates back to 1972 when she stumbled across a 1950s hand-tinted postcard.  It featured a waving cowgirl and under it was the inscription: "Greetings for a Real Cowgirl of the Southwest."  The notion of a woman sitting atop her horse in period costume appealed to the artist. "But back then I didn't think they were real cowgirls," say Howell-Sickles. "At least none who might look like the one on my postcard.  The real/unreal aspect is what I liked. When I started I never gave the women faces. They had mouth, bright red mouths that were a touch off to the side. It was if you had caught a glimpse of something frozen in time. My intent was to create a generalized western persona, rather than a specific personality."

The character type, Howell-Sickles learned, was real back in the 1910s and 1920s and is readily described:  A woman who'd traveled with the Wild West Show and ridden bulls in f   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 8632 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Donna Howell-Sickles

   Publications  Book References:  14
Magazine References:  27

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27 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Donna Howell-Sickles
Magazine Article Date Author Color
Art of the West The Cowgirl Connection December 2006 Stavig, Vicki Yes
Wildlife Art High-Spirited Cowgirls May 2006 Archibald, Judy Yes
Southwest Art Coast to Coast August 2004 Osterman, Julie Yes
Southwest Art Art Events-Coast to Coast July 2004 Osterman, Julie Yes
Southwest Art My World-Donna Howell Sickles May 2004 No
Art-Talk 4 Shows, 4 States, 1 Word: "Great!" May 2004 Editors, Art-Talk Yes
Art-Talk Heat Strokes: Scottsdale Hues March 2004 Burgess, Michelle Yes
Art of the West What's News January 2004 Editors, Art of the West No
Wildlife Art Art Destinations January 2004 Editors, Wildlife Art Yes
California Art Club Newsletter Museum/Gallery Exhibitions and Lect December 2003 Dempwolf, Teddi No
Art of the West What's News November 2003 Editors, Art of the West Yes
Southwest Art Art Events-Arizona October 2003 Herrin, Alice Yes
Art of the West One on One May 2003 Stavig, Vicki Yes
Scottsdale Life Gallery Profiles January 2003 Abrams, Amy Yes
Art of the West the Studio November 2002 Gillespie, Nancy Yes
Art-Talk Muy Caliente in Santa Fe November 2002 Morrison, Shari No
Southwest Art Coast to Coast, Best of the West October 2002 Editors, Southwest Art Yes
Art-Talk What Would You Buy? April 2002 Jarvis, John Yes
Southwest Art Art Events June 2001 Editors, Southwest Art Yes
Art-Talk Feature Story: Pictures of Success June 2001 Jarvis, John Yes
Southwest Art The Art of Healing November 1997 Pyne, Lynn Yes
Southwest Art Books on Women November 1997 Tennant, Donna Yes
Art of the West Cowgirls and Mythology August 1997 Stavig, Vicki Yes
Southwest Art Best of the West March 1997 Tennant, Donna Yes
Southwest Art American Women Artists November 1996 Carmen, Shari Yes
Art & Antiques The Traveling Collector November 1996 DeRusha, Michelle Yes
Southwest Art Editor's Perspective November 1996 McGarry, Susan Hallsten Yes
14 Book References for Donna Howell-Sickles
Year Author Title Pages Color
2006 McGarry, Susan Hallsten (Essay) Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half of the West Desert Caballeros Western Museum Exhibition
(Exhibition catalog)
68 Yes
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2002 Sais, Melissa (Essay) The Trail of Painted Ponies: Santa Fe, New Mexico 100 Yes
2001 Editors, Art of the West Art of the West Guidebook of Western Artists 2001 Edition 88 Yes
1997 Hagerty, Donald J Leading the West One Hundred Contemporary Painters & Sculptors 213 Yes
1997 National Cowboy Hall of Fame Prix de West Invitational 1997
(Exhibition catalog)
194 Yes
1997 O'Sullivan, Michael B M.D. Reflections of Women Artists 39 Yes
1997 Southwest Art Red Book Price Guide-1997 Western American Art 128 No
1997 Streep, Peg Cowgirl Rising The Art of Donna Howell-Sickels 128 Yes
1996 Buffalo Bill Historical Center Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale1996
(Exhibition catalog)
128 Yes
1994 Carman, Shari; Robert Yassin American Women Artists & the West Show and Sale Tucson Museum of Art
(Exhibition catalog)
32 Yes
1993 Southwest Art Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art 64 No
1993 Southwest Art The Red Book Western American Price Index 126 No
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