NEWS RELEASES |
With massive installations of Doug Prather’s equine artwork in the Lexington and Louisville Kentucky Airports, this is by far Doug’s largest and most impressive undertaking. |
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Images by Doug Prather will be changed throughout the year. In mid-September a new Fall image will replace the summer image |
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LEXINGTON, KY, July 12, 2009— The DOUG PRATHER EQUESTRIAN 2009
CALENDAR, published by Red Sky Publishing, Inc. recently received won
TWO PIAS awards- "Best of Category" and the "Award of Excellence"
in the calendar category from the Printing Industry Association of the
South (PIAS) at their recent 35th annual convention.
The PIAS Awards recognize and award excellence in design, creativity,
production and printing quality, in the printing and publication professions.
“I am extremely delighted to have been honored, particularly that this is
the second straight year of my equine performance calendar and to have won
such coveted printing awards. I am deeply humbled that Lithographics
printing company selected the Doug Prather EQUESTRIAN Calendar
to have been entered,” said Doug Prather. Doug Prather also has his very popular
BLUEGRASS Calendar which has been annually produced since 1994.
In addition to a large series of limited edition signed and numbered
art prints and canvases, Red Sky Publishing, Inc. also has published
the table top and limited edition book, PRIVATE ACCESS, which
won the 2006 Best Pictorial Book of the Year Award
by American Horse Publications. |
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American Horse Publication's |
On June 23, 2007, Rallie McAllister, the Author of PRIVATE ACCESS
Behind The Gates of America's Premiere Horse Farms and Ranches,
accepted the coveted FIRST PLACE "BEST PICTORIAL BOOK" AWARD
award at the American Horse Publication's Annual Awards Banquet in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Participation in this year’s contest
represented 1,006 entries. Held since 1977, the AHP Annual Awards
Contest provides members with an opportunity to be recognized for excellence in
equine publishing as well as professional critiques for improvement.
Quoting from the Presentation....
“A truly magnificent book, with the presentation being the perfect venue for the subject
matter. The farms and ranches shown here are all the best of the best, and the photography,
layout, writing and overall quality match them. The fact that this is a limited edition, put it
in a different class from other books here, which were done by commercial publishers and
hence had to conform to a business model. This book clearly did not.
It looks like a labor of love and art.”
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The Lexington Airport Displays Doug Prather's Equine Art |
On June 2007, The Lexington-Herald featured a color page one feature on Doug's Kentucky
canvases and images from the 2006 World Equestrian Games canvases in the Lexington
Bluegrass Airport. To View the airport's installation or the paper's article click below. |
 Click Here To view the complete airport
display installation
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To View the
Herald-Leader
Article
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Doug Prather signed 2,000 limited edition signed and numbered prints in the Fort Dodge
Booth at the 2008 AAEP booth in San Diego, CA. Fort Dodge Animal
Health commissioned a special equine print of Doug's for the
event which was prersonalized to veterinarians from every state and over 15
countries. Continuous crowds of people wrapped the booth during his signing
times for four days. Needless to say, after it was over Doug's hand was a little tired.
Doug said, "It is a great feeling to know that my prints are so appreciated.
So many people have collected my prints from the WVC and AAEP, starting back
in New Orleans five years ago. I am also grateful to Ft. Dodge and their parent company,
Wyeth Pharmaceutical, the makers of Advil® pain medicine, because I am going
to take a couple of Advil right now to relieve my hand cramps!!", Doug joked.
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A LOOK AT LEXINGTON
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A LOOK AT LEXINGTON
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A LOOK AT LOUSIVILLE
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OCALA HOME
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THE HORSE
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Southern Farm & Ranch
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SPEEDHORSE
STALLION REGISTER
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THE HORSE
AAEP Convention
Wrap Up |
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NEW ZEALAND
REGISTER OF THOROUGHBRED
STALLIONS
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