Object Details
sculptor
McMath, Gordon
Notes
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1995.
Image on file.
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Summary
A folk sculpture consisting of several brightly colored western figures, objects and animals, made from a variety of recyled materials. Includes a cowboy accompanied by his wife. The cowboy is seen standing, wearing a hat and holding a mug in his proper left hand and a lantern in his proper right hand. His wife stands next to him. She wears a bonnet and holds a kettle and a bucket, one in each hand. Next to them, a second cowboy stands atop wagon planks, hauling buckets and a lantern. He wagon is pulled by a team of animals and possibly birds. The cowboy holds the reins in his proper right hand.
Date
1990
Control number
IAS NM000375
Type
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Folk
Sculptures
Medium
Recycled materials including: washing machine motors, auto springs, car motor assembly parts, spark plugs, tractor seats, railroad spikes, horse shoes, shovel parts, rakes and refrigerator parts, painted
Place
New Mexico
Mountainair
Data Source
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
Figure group
Occupation--Other--Cowboy
Animal--Bird
Architecture--Vehicle--Wagon
Object--Other--Lantern
Record ID
siris_ari_329852