The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth, Texas

1974
(American, 1928–1984)
America, 20th century
gelatin silver print
Image: 23 x 34.2 cm (9 1/16 x 13 7/16 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 1984.195.13
Location: not on view

Description

In 1974, Garry Winogrand was commissioned by the Fort Worth Art Museum to photograph the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show. A uniquely Texan event, the Stock Show was the first rodeo to be nationally televised and continues to distinguish Fort Worth, also known as "Cowtown." Using his snapshot aesthetic, Winogrand captured the dynamic relationships between man and beast. In this image, cowboys attempt to harness a horse’s wild energy. Rearing powerfully on its hind legs, the horse towers over its captors in a vain effort to remain free. Winogrand focused on the piercing gaze of the animal, which contrasts with the frenetic background and anxious activities of the men around it.
  • 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. 394
    Chaffee, Cathleen, "The Perfect Shot", Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine. Vol. 44 no. 07, September 2004 Mentioned & reproduced: p. 8-9 archive.org
  • Main Gallery Rotation (Gallery 229): October 28, 2014 - April 20, 2015.
    Trophies of the Hunt: Capturing Nature as Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 24-November 3, 2004).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 7/24/04 - 11/3/04. "Trophies of the Hunt: Capturing Nature as Art". No exhibition catalogue.
  • {{cite web|title=Fort Worth, Texas|url=false|author=Garry Winogrand, Hyperion Press Ltd.|year=1974|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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