As Texas said goodbye to former governor Ann Richards this week, one of the memorable images was the famous Texas Monthly cover photo of Richards astride a white Harley-Davidson motorcycle. The image itself wasn’t “real” — it was pieced together from different photographs. Former Texas Monthly art director DJ Stout tells Design Observer the story of how it came together.
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1 Ellen // Sep 22, 2006 at 1:03 pm
Oh, I’m so glad you pointed me to this piece; I hadn’t seen it, and it made me both tear up and smile!
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