A Little Dusty
Artist
Barbara Van Cleve
(American, born 1935)
Date1989 (printed 1990)
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 18 5/8 × 11 3/4 in. (47.3 × 29.8 cm)
Mat: 28 × 22 in. (71.1 × 55.9 cm)
Mat: 28 × 22 in. (71.1 × 55.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Blaine Gutermuth, 2014
Object number2014.19
DescriptionFour lines of cattle heading up a hill with cowboys on horseback at the right. Scene is suffused with an overall atmosphere of airborne dust.eMuseum Notes
Many artists romanticize the life of a cowboy, though it is a tough job. Having grown up on a ranch, Barbara Van Cleve lovingly portrays that way of life and is not afraid to show the hardships. Her title for this photograph, “A Little Dusty,” is a masterpiece of understatement. The picture is choked with the dust of many hooves making their way up the hill.
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