ArizonaRealCountry.com 45 May 2018 5th Annual National Day of the Cowboy MAKE IT YOUR OWN Christina Holmes, July 25, 2009 This limited edition 2009 Hatch, celebrating the 5th Annual National Day of the Cowboy, features exclusive, original art by California artist Christina Holmes. Christina is often an exhibiting artist at the prestigious annual Cowgirl UP! Exhibit and sale in Wickenburg, Arizona. The 2009 theme is “Make It Your Own,” expressed colors of desert pink and charcoal grey. 6th Annual National Day of the Cowboy KICK IT UP A NOTCH! Jim Harrison, July 24, 2010 Our 2010 Hatch poster celebrating the 6th National Day of the Cowboy, features original graphic artistry by Florida artist, Jim Harrison. Colors chosen for the 2010 poster were deep purple, highlighted by metallic silver. Jim’s art is our first poster with two colors within the graphic itself. This requires the carving of two separate plates for the art. The theme for 2010 is “Kick it up a Notch!” 7th Annual National Day of the Cowboy WRAP YOUR HEART AROUND Joseph “Jo” Mora, July 23, 2011 Thanks to Peter Hiller, the trustee for the late Joseph “Jo” Mora’s art estate, we finally have a 2011 National Day of the Cowboy commemorative Hatch poster. Due to a lack of funds, we originally had to skip 2011 and move on to 2012, then 2013, so this one was not actually created until 2014. The Mora poster theme is “Wrap Your Heart Around,” featuring Mora’s iconic work, “The Sweetheart of the Rodeo” which you might recall seeing on The Byrds’ seminal country-rock album by the same name. Also, we still have one of these posters hand- signed by legendary singer/songwriter and multi-Hall of Famer, Chris Hillman, an original member of The Byrds. 8th Annual National Day of the Cowboy GATHER THE HERD Jim Clements, July 28, 2012 The fabulous ranch themed art for the 2012 National Day of the Cowboy Hatch poster was created by Kansas artist, Jim Clements. Jim’s artwork features a cowboy herding cattle. The 2012 colors are Wyoming Sky Blue and California Tangerine. 9th Annual National Day of the Cowboy BECOME THE LEGEND Don Weller, July 27, 2013 Artwork for the 2013 Hatch was created by Don Weller, a world- renowned western artist from Oakley, Utah. Don has received numerous awards for his art, including from the Bosque Conservatory, the American Quarter Horse Museum, Western Artists of America, and Paint the Parks. He is truly a cowboy and a cowboy at heart who creates western paintings and loves riding his cutting horses. During his career, he has also created four United States postage stamps and gained worldwide recognition for his Time Magazine cover of Elton John. 10th Annual National Day of the Cowboy SHARE THE  PAST & SHAPE THE FUTURE Tyler Crow, July 26, 2014 The 10th Annual National Day of the Cowboy was a milestone event and we wanted to reflect that in our 2014 Hatch Poster. Art for the 2014 was created by Oklahoma artist and cowboy, Tyler Crow. His poster is the first in our series to be in three colors, rather than our traditional two. The theme for the 2014 NDOC Hatch Poster is, “Share the Past & Shape the Future.” Tyler created an inspiring depiction of two lifelong friends of his, a father and young son, who often ride the trail together. 11th Annual National Day of the Cowboy STAND TALL WITH YOUR REEL HEROES Alex MacAskill, July 25, 2015 The 11th Annual National Day of the Cowboy poster offers a tip of the cowboy hat to those favorite western movie and TV heroes. Art for the poster was created by Canadian artist, Alex MacAskill, who hails from Halifax, but is now a graphic artist on the staff at Hatch Show Print in Nashville, Tennessee. The theme for our 2015 NDOC poster is, “Stand Tall with your Reel Heroes.” 12th Annual National Day of the Cowboy ROCK THE BARN Naomi Offner, July 23, 2016 Esteemed Washington artist, Naomi Offner, created this original little buckaroo graphic for our 2016 limited edition National Day of the Cowboy Hatch poster, the 12th in our historic series. The 2016 poster acknowledges the importance of young people in this effort. One reason we support preservation is so future generations can know, appreciate and experience the history of this important element of our culture. Kids do still “wanna grow up to be cowboys!” To learn more about Hatch Show Print, check out the dynamic coffee table book, “Hatch Show Print: The History of a Great American Poster Shop,” by Jim Sherraden, Elek Horvath, and Paul Kingsbury. To see all of the National Day of the Cowboy posters in a single display, visit the Chisholm Trail Heritage Center in Duncan, Oklahoma, which has the entire series framed and hanging together in their museum. To purchase an NDOC poster, visit our website, www.nationaldayofthecowboy.com. Your purchase supports our goal of achieving permanent passage for the National Day of the Cowboy in all fifty states. To date, twelve states have passed our bill so we still have 38 states to go! Cowboy Traditions continued from page 42