Members of the Saddle & Sirloin Portrait Gallery will be added on a regular basis until all 374 inductees have been represented from 1903 to 2019.
Left to right, back row: Dr. David Hawkins, Michigan, 2013; Dr. Maynard Hogberg, Iowa, 2016; Harold Workman, Kentucky, 2003; Dr. Roger Hunsley, Kentucky, 2005; second row: David Nichols, Iowa, 2015; Bob Hall, Kentucky, 2019; Tom Burke, Missouri, 2017; Dr. Gary Minish, Texas, 2012; front row: Jack Ragsdale, Kentucky, 1992. ( S&S )
Preserving Our Livestock Agricultural Past for the Future
At the 2019 North American International Livestock Show in Louisville, Kentucky, nine of the 12 living members of the Prestigious Saddle & Sirloin Portrait Gallery gathered.
The Saddle & Sirloin Portrait Gallery has been in existence since 1903, existing for 117 years. During that period of time 374 legendary livestock leaders have been inducted, including five Presidents of the United States; George Washington, Franklin Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover and Ulysses S. Grant. Also inducted were past Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz and the first Secretary of Agriculture Isaac Newton, who was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862.
The Saddle & Sirloin Portrait Gallery is the largest collection of Portraits dedicated to one Industry to be found anywhere in the World. Currently, the living members of the Saddle & Sirloin Portrait Gallery are organizing the Saddle & Sirloin Portrait Foundation to preserve this Historical Collection for years to come. To learn how you can get involved, please subscribe to our newsletter by clicking on the "subscribe" menu button above.