The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

1974
(American, 1928–1984)
America, 20th century
gelatin silver print
Image: 23 x 34.8 cm (9 1/16 x 13 11/16 in.); Paper: 27.9 x 35.4 cm (11 x 13 15/16 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Gift of Elizabeth and Frederick Myers 1984.195.12
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Garry Winogrand was renowned for his street photography—taking spontaneous images in public places.

Description

Winogrand always shot rapidly, profusely, and from a variety of seemingly capricious angles. When shooting with his preferred 28 mm lens, he had to be close to his subjects and in front of them to avoid distortion. In 1973, he began teaching photography at the University of Texas, Austin. For this image of a home game of the school’s team, the Texas Leghorns, he was down on the sidelines, as close to the action as possible. The following year, he broke his knee and leg photographing a game.
  • Elizabeth and Frederick Myers
    January 21, 1985
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996. Reproduced: P. 393
  • Main Gallery Rotation (Gallery 229): October 28, 2014 - April 20, 2015.
  • {{cite web|title=Austin, Texas|url=false|author=Garry Winogrand, Hyperion Press Ltd.|year=1974|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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