Cloudburst at Black Mesa, New Mexico

Allen Tucker, Cloudburst at Black Mesa, New Mexico, 1925, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Allen Tucker Memorial, 1966.34.2
Copied Allen Tucker, Cloudburst at Black Mesa, New Mexico, 1925, oil on canvas, 30 1⁄8 x 36 3⁄8 in. (76.4 x 92.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Allen Tucker Memorial, 1966.34.2
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Artwork Details

Title
Cloudburst at Black Mesa, New Mexico
Artist
Date
1925
Location
Dimensions
30 1⁄8 x 36 3⁄8 in. (76.4 x 92.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Allen Tucker Memorial
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — New Mexico — Black Mesa
  • Landscape — weather — cloud
  • Landscape — mountain
  • Landscape — weather — storm
  • Landscape — desert
Object Number
1966.34.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.34.2

Artwork Description

Allen Tucker was one of the “big city” artists who came to New Mexico in the 1920s, forsaking the hustle and clamor of the city for the vast spaces of the high desert. Artists from New York and Chicago often focused on the unusual colors and shapes they found in the southwestern landscape or on the startling and theatrical effects of the weather. Here, Tucker captured the sudden violence and stark contrasts of light and dark that a New Mexico storm can bring.