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Artist |
McAuley, Skeet |
Caption |
Navajo window-washer, Monument Valley, Tribal Park, Arizona |
Collection |
TMA |
Credit Line |
Gift of M. Lee Hutchins, Dallas |
Date |
1984 |
Description |
Part of "Native American" series (c. 1982-86), eight prints total Landscape photograph taken from inside an enclosed room to view the area of Monument Valley. A Navajo window-washer stands on a ledge to the left of the picture plane, cleaning one of the window panes. From 1981-1989, McAuley concentrated his efforts on location photography, focusing on Native American cultures. His photographs of Southwest Native American life on a Navajo reservation are a study of the conflicts inherent in blending contemporary life with traditional Native American cultural values. McAuley describes his art as showing the relationship between the natural environment and consumer-driven cultures. His images are filled with visual clues that express the paradox of such a relationship. Skeet McAuley (1951) attended Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, earning his BA in 1976. Two years later he received his MFA from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. By 1980, McAuley was showing his photographs professionally. He was awarded two National Endowment for the Arts Individual Artists Fellowships, one in 1984 and the second in 1986. In 1988 he received a Polaroid Artist Support Grant: Polaroid Corporation. |
Dimensions |
H-16 L-20 inches |
Medium |
Photograph |
Material |
Photographic Paper |
Catalog Number |
2009.36.02 |
Title |
Navajo window-washer, Monument Valley, Tribal Park, Arizona |