Artists and Writers - National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame - Page 2

MUSEUM UPDATES: The Cowgirl will have delayed opening Sunday, September 20, at 2 p.m. due to a private event.

Mark your calendar for the opening of the museum expansion November 7 at 10 a.m. for members and 12 p.m. to the public.

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National Cowgirl

The artists, ranchers, rodeo champions, activists, and trailblazers who shape the West.

2026 Honorees

Cherie DeVaux

Laura Kraut

Kenda Lenseigne

A woman in a white blouse and a black skirt with white designs stands smiling by a window, resting one hand on her hip in a stylish, modern room with yellow seating and decorative pillows.

Lela Rose

Lisa Sorrell

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker

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Artists and Writers

Older woman in a cowboy hat and navy vest stands holding a red book with white letters and a rope lasso in front of a wooden background, a portrait of western attire.

Ann Secrest Hanson

Woman standing beside a saddled horse in a wide, grassy field in a rural landscape with a hat and long coat.

Evelyn Cameron

Smiling elderly woman in a wide-brimmed hat with a beaded band, wearing a black turtleneck.

Louise Serpa

Portrait of an elderly Indigenous woman with black-framed glasses, gray-black hair, and beaded necklace, smiling gently in colorful clothing.

Maria Martinez

Elderly woman wearing a cowboy hat and glasses sits in the driver's seat of a vintage pickup, smiling.

Eulalia “Sister” Bourne

Vintage photo of a smiling cowgirl in a fringed dress and hat, posing with one boot on hay beside a wooden fence.

Dale Evans

Smiling older woman in a cowboy hat with a camera hanging from her neck, outdoors in a natural setting.

Barbara Van Cleve

Older man wearing a tan shirt and hat riding a brown horse along a dirt path with green vegetation and straw bales in the background.

Gertrude Maxwell

Elderly woman in a white cowboy hat rests her head on her hand, smiling softly beside a weathered wooden door.

Hallie Stillwell

Vintage studio portrait of a young woman with short curled hair, wearing a white off-shoulder dress and a pearl necklace.

Nellie Snyder Yost

Black-and-white photo of a woman sitting on a wooden railing outdoors, wearing a white blouse and dark skirt with a jacket draped over her shoulders, hillside behind her.

Georgia O’Keeffe

Portrait of a smiling woman in a white cowboy hat and yellow western shirt, tied scarf, posed against a dark backdrop.

Betty Sims Solt

Older woman with short curly hair and glasses, wearing a large statement necklace, seated outdoors with trees in the background.

Hildred Goodwine Phillips

Smiling older woman wearing a dark western-style shirt and a cowboy hat with a patterned band.

Georgie Sicking

Woman in a cowboy hat leaning on a wooden fence, holding a lariat outdoors on a ranch.

Stella Cox Hughes

Black-and-white portrait of an older woman in a wide-brimmed hat and dark sweater, smiling slightly.

Mari Sandoz

Black-and-white portrait of a woman with short, curly hair and a neutral expression, wearing a patterned blouse with a rounded collar.

Laura Gilpin

Black-and-white photo of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and field jacket, leaning on a rifle outdoors with trees in the background.

Willa Cather

Smiling woman in a light blouse standing beside a horse, holding a dark wide-brimmed hat.

Eleanor McClintock Williams

Smiling elderly woman with short curly hair and glasses, wearing a pearl necklace and white blouse.

Angie Debo, Ph.D.

Older woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and buttoned jacket standing outdoors near a rustic building.

Nel Sweeten Cooper

Portrait of a smiling woman wearing a vintage wide-brim hat with a plaid ribbon and lace collar, in a black-and-white studio photo.

Rose Wilder Lane

Black-and-white portrait of a woman with short curly hair, wearing a high-collared dark dress.

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Studio portrait of a smiling middle-aged woman with short dark hair and earrings.

Betty Kruse Accomazzo

A porcelain figurine of a girl in a lavender dress hugging the neck of a white horse with gold-trimmed tack, set against a light blue glittery background.