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Raymond Belcher, Mare’s Tale, 1985 (printed 2005), gelatin silver print, 10 1/8 x 12 1/8 in. Co…
Mare's Tale
Raymond Belcher, Mare’s Tale, 1985 (printed 2005), gelatin silver print, 10 1/8 x 12 1/8 in. Co…
Raymond Belcher, Mare’s Tale, 1985 (printed 2005), gelatin silver print, 10 1/8 x 12 1/8 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Fred R. Kline, 2013 (2013.46.1). © Raymond Belcher.

Mare's Tale

Artist (American, born 1944)
Date1985 (printed 2005)
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 1/8 × 12 1/8 in. (25.7 × 30.8 cm)
Support: 11 × 12 7/8 in. (27.9 × 32.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Fred R. Kline, 2013
Object number2013.46.1
DescriptionClose-up view of horse’s rump with horizon line in distance and clouds above.
eMuseum Notes
Famous for his gorgeously printed black-and-white photographs of the New Mexico landscape, the artist here concentrates on one of its residents, an adult female horse, or mare. Giving the picture a humorous twist, he focuses on its mane and titles it “Mare’s Tale.”
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