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Six artists reexamine the image of the cowboy in a group exhibition at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center. One of the artists, Constance Jaeggi, will talk about her images during a free Zoom session on Saturday. <\/p>\n

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May 14-20<\/h2>\n

Virtual artist talk.<\/strong> In one photo the horses are turning around in a tight hook shape, the women riders sitting side-saddle in Victorian-style dresses. In another, the women are standing on solid ground, the baby blue and red lace of their dresses popping against the dusty backdrop. <\/p>\n

Photographer Constance Jaeggi has spent years traveling the West, photographing the women of escaramuza, an all-female equestrian sport originating in Mexico. The sport evolved from the historically male-only charrer\u00eda, combining quick, synchronized choreography inspired by female fighters of the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century.<\/p>\n

Jaeggi\u2019s series, \u201cEscaramurza, the Poetics of Home,\u201d is a mix of portraits of the riders in their elaborate fashion, with poems by Angelina S\u00e1enz and Texas Poet Laureate Ire\u2019ne Lara Silva, based on interviews Jaeggi conducted with the riders.<\/p>\n

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An excerpt from the series is currently on display at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center, part of a six-artist group show centered on the image of the American cowboy.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Jaeggi and S\u00e1enz will host a virtual conversation with Samantha Johnston, executive director and curator of the center, to talk about the series, and the women and traditions at its core. The talk is free and takes place on Zoom. A recording will be sent out afterward to all registered participants.<\/p>\n

The exhibition at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center will be on display until June 20.<\/p>\n

Free; noon, May 16; Virtual<\/em><\/p>\n

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