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Clown Rider With His Trick Mule At Rodeo, Quemado, New Mexico
Clown Rider With His Trick Mule At Rodeo, Quemado, New Mexico
Clown Rider With His Trick Mule At Rodeo, Quemado, New Mexico

Clown Rider With His Trick Mule At Rodeo, Quemado, New Mexico

Artist (American, 1903 - 1986)
DateJune 1940 (printed 1990)
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 3/4 × 13 1/2 in. (24.8 × 34.3 cm)
Support: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineNew Mexico Farm Security Administration Collection, Museum purchase with funds from the Pinewood Foundation with additional support from Barbara Erdman, 1990
Object number1990.70.181
DescriptionA large spotted mule sits on the lap of male rodeo clown. The rodeo clown is sitting on a white chair, holding the reins with his left hand, his clown mask on his right hand, and has a disapproving face. He is wearing jeans, a plaid button up shirt, and a large bow tie. A wooden fence and foliage is seen in the background.
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Terms
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