Artist: Everett Raymond Kinstler (1926–2019)
Frank W. Harding Jr.
HARDING, FRANK WALLER JR. (1911–2002), inducted 1982
Frank Harding Jr. followed in his father’s footsteps as a director of the International and, in the 1970s, was charged with finding a new home for the Saddle & Sirloin portraits. He led efforts to establish this collection in Louisville. Born at Anoka Farms in Wisconsin, he continued the cattle and sheep breeding traditions of his grandfather and father. During World War II, he served as lieutenant commander in the destroyer service. In 1952, he joined with Clint Tomson to form the American Livestock Insurance Company, building on the experience gained in a previous partnership with his father. A major importer/exporter, Harding originated the “third country concept,” to temporarily quarantine livestock from foreign markets in countries with approved environmental and animal health officers—an innovation that greatly boosted the American cattle industry. He was also head cattle buyer for Armour and Company in Oklahoma.
Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 104