Rest Area, Eddy County, New Mexico (from the series West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico)
Artist
Jeffery Deemie
(American, born 1956)
Date2013
MediumPigment print
DimensionsImage: 15 1/4 × 23 in. (38.7 × 58.4 cm)
Support: 17 1/16 × 24 15/16 in. (43.3 × 63.3 cm)
Mat: 24 × 30 in. (61 × 76.2 cm)
Support: 17 1/16 × 24 15/16 in. (43.3 × 63.3 cm)
Mat: 24 × 30 in. (61 × 76.2 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Jeff Deemie, 2013
Object number2013.20.2
DescriptionFairly monochromatic landscape with structure shading a picnic table on gravel. Landscape in background with numerous pump jacks and electrical lines.eMuseum Notes
This common roadside oasis in southeastern New Mexico offers pleasing geometry and a bit of shade but is not very inviting otherwise. It does provide an excellent view of the region’s principal industry, oil, which is being drawn up from the ground by hammer-shaped pump jacks. The picture is from a body of work that examines the natural and man-made landscape of West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico.
On View
Not on viewTerms
- landscapes (representations)
- roadside rest areas
- picnic areas
- pumps (machinery)
- oil
- utility poles
- power lines
- man-made
Steve Fitch
January 1994 (printed 2011)
Jack Delano
1943 (printed 1990)
