Untitled (Cowboy, rearing horse with landscape)
Artist
David Levinthal
(American, born 1949)
Date1993
MediumDye diffusion print
DimensionsImage: 23 1/2 × 19 in. (59.7 × 48.3 cm)
Mat: 32 1/2 × 27 in. (82.6 × 68.6 cm)
Mat: 32 1/2 × 27 in. (82.6 × 68.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Bobbie Foshay, 2017
Object number2017.24.22
DescriptionUnfocused view of a black horse rearing up on its hind legs in middle ground with a figure dressed in a light-colored cowboy hat holding a rope in both hands, right arm upraised. In the foreground at left is a sage-like plant.eMuseum Notes
David Levinthal uses toy soldiers and other
figurines to construct tableaus that often address serious subject matter and
major cultural mythologies. In this photograph of a lone cowboy and horse, from
his series “Wild West,” he examines the topic of the mythic western hero. His
use of plastic toys coupled with
techniques of lighting and focus results in images that play with our
perceptions and push against the believability of the photograph.
On View
Not on viewCollections
Terms
- west
- myths
- heroes
- horses
- lariats
- construction
