Tex Ritter and Fans

National Museum of American History

Object Details

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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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Music & Musical Instruments
Popular Entertainment
Cultures & Communities
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Art
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_1213090
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-83f1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

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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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