The Print Center Opening Reception

​Ron Tarver, The Long Ride Home: Black Cowboys in America

​The Long Ride Home: Black Cowboys in America features color photographs made by the Philadelphia artist Ron Tarver, challenging the whitewashed myth of the all-American cowboy and deconstructing ideas of Black identity. Taken in the 1990s, Tarver’s images offer testimony to the lived experiences of a thriving community, offering insightful glimpses into the lives of Black people embodying their Western cultural heritage.