David Rathman (born Choteau, Montana, 1958). Watercolor and ink on paper titled “Valdez is coming,” 2013. Nationally-celebrated and locally-based, David Rathman is best known for his images of stereotypically masculine motifs in American life, like cars, cowboys, and scenes of the Old West. Rathman has received fellowships from the McKnight, Bush, and Jerome Foundations and the Minnesota Book Award. There are three watercolors by Rathman in the M’s collection. His work is also included in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the New Museum of Contemporary Art, Stanford University and Walker Art Center.

Unframed: height: 12 in x width: 17 in.
Framed: height: 19 in x width: 23 1/2 in.