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Woody Gwyn, Highway and Mesa, 1982, oil with alkyd resins on linen, 60 x 78 in. Collection of t…
Highway and Mesa
Woody Gwyn, Highway and Mesa, 1982, oil with alkyd resins on linen, 60 x 78 in. Collection of t…
Woody Gwyn, Highway and Mesa, 1982, oil with alkyd resins on linen, 60 x 78 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Museum purchase, 1982 (1982.62). © Woody Gwyn. Photo by Blair Clark.

Highway and Mesa

Artist (American, born 1944)
Date1982
Mediumoil with alkyd resins on linen
DimensionsImage: 60 1/16 × 80 5/16 in. (152.6 × 204 cm)
Frame: 61 5/8 × 81 13/16 × 2 1/16 in. (156.5 × 207.8 × 5.2 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase, 1982
Object number1982.62
DescriptionA New Mexico landscape as seen from the side of the highway. The two lane asphalt highway with yellow divider lines dominates the foreground. A prominent mesa surrounded by low shrubs, grasses, and a vibrantly bold blue sky are featured in the background.
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