Near Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico
Artist
Norman Mauskopf
(American, born 1949)
Date2003 (printed 2014)
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 3/4 × 18 in. (17.1 × 45.7 cm)
Support: 8 × 20 in. (20.3 × 50.8 cm)
Mat: 11 × 22 in. (27.9 × 55.9 cm)
Support: 8 × 20 in. (20.3 × 50.8 cm)
Mat: 11 × 22 in. (27.9 × 55.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Howard Korder, 2014
Object number2014.14.10
DescriptionPanoramic view of a sheep drive with most of center and lower right of composition filled with backs of sheep on a road. A truck with headlights on is coming toward them and a man on horseback with a lasso raised is at their left.eMuseum Notes
In his series “Descendents,” Norman Mauskopf captures details of contemporary life in northern New Mexico as it has been shaped by Hispanic culture and tradition.In his series “Descendents,” Norman Mauskopf captures details of contemporary life in northern New Mexico as it has been shaped by Hispanic culture and tradition.
On View
Not on viewTerms
- Hispanic American
- sheep farms
- herdsmen
- cowboy boots
- cowboy hats
- horses
- lariats
- trucks
- traditionalism
