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1952, Stohlman created a leather carving of a palomino wearing an ornate wooden saddle that attracted the attention of Dick McGahen, owner of the
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is awarded annually to an artist whose accomplishments in leatherwork and dedication to the promotion of the craft follow the example set by
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