Dear Race Fans: The Times was not on hiatus this summer, but was busy in New Orleans working on future publications, such as a new article on equine art that is included in the September/October 2015 issue of American Racehorse magazine! Read "Painting History," a profile on …
A Visit to the Burial Site of America’s Equine Artist, Edward Troye: Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Kentucky
Dear Readers: The Times was finally able to make its overdue visit to Edward Troye's burial site today, and is pleased to share the following photos from Georgetown Cemetery. The Troye monument pictured here was erected in the artist's memory by his friend and former patron …
Troye Sightings: Artist and Muse (Lexington) About Town (Lexington, KY)
Dear Readers: The Times has noted several sightings about town lately of its favorite antebellum equine artist Edward Troye and his muse Lexington, and is pleased to share the following pictorial. Hanging Out at the International Museum of the Horse (IMH): The skeleton of …
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More Troye Reading—Drawing Covert: Inside the Unique Collections of the National Sporting Library & Museum
Dear Times Readers: We'd like to point you to the Drawing Covert blog of the National Sporting Library & Museum, which has two recent posts about the Troye exhibitions currently on view through March 29, 2015: Click here for Part 1 post pertaining to the Faithfulness to …
Let’s honor the birth of two heavyweights of the antebellum running turf
Today, Wednesday, February 11, marks the anniversary of the birth of two men who dominated the Louisiana race tracks prior to the Civil War: Col. Adam L. Bingaman of Natchez, Mississippi (1793–1869), and Duncan F. Kenner (1813–1887). You can read more about Col. Bingaman's …
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