Carreta de Muerte (Death Cart)

Horacio Valdez, Carreta de Muerte (Death Cart), 1975, painted cottonwood, hair, and leather, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.91A-H
Copied Horacio Valdez, Carreta de Muerte (Death Cart), 1975, painted cottonwood, hair, and leather, Overall: 55 1⁄2 x 51 7⁄8 x 32 3⁄4 in. (141.0 x 131.8 x 83.2 cm) A (cart): 38 7⁄8 x 51 7⁄8 x 32 3⁄4 in. (98.7 x 131.8 x 83.2 cm) B (yoke): 12 x 7 7⁄8 x 7 7⁄8 in. (30.5 x 19.9 x 19.9 cm) C (skeleton, seated): 31 1⁄2 x 24 x 12 1⁄2 in. (80.0 x 61.0 x 31.8 cm) D (bow): 21 1⁄4 x 9 x 1⁄2 in. (54.1 x 22.9 x 1.3 cm) E (arrow): 16 1⁄2 x 1⁄4 in. (41.9 x .6 cm) diam. F (pick): 13 3⁄4 x 7 1⁄8 x 1 3⁄8 in. (34.8 x 18.1 x 3.5 cm) G (axe): 15 3⁄8 x 4 7⁄8 x 1 1⁄8 in. (39.1 x 12.4 x 2.7 cm) H (seat): 27 1⁄8 x 18 1⁄8 x 6 3⁄4 in. (69.0 x 45.9 x 17.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.91A-H

Artwork Details

Title
Carreta de Muerte (Death Cart)
Date
1975
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
Overall: 55 1⁄2 x 51 7⁄8 x 32 3⁄4 in. (141.0 x 131.8 x 83.2 cm) A (cart): 38 7⁄8 x 51 7⁄8 x 32 3⁄4 in. (98.7 x 131.8 x 83.2 cm) B (yoke): 12 x 7 7⁄8 x 7 7⁄8 in. (30.5 x 19.9 x 19.9 cm) C (skeleton, seated): 31 1⁄2 x 24 x 12 1⁄2 in. (80.0 x 61.0 x 31.8 cm) D (bow): 21 1⁄4 x 9 x 1⁄2 in. (54.1 x 22.9 x 1.3 cm) E (arrow): 16 1⁄2 x 1⁄4 in. (41.9 x .6 cm) diam. F (pick): 13 3⁄4 x 7 1⁄8 x 1 3⁄8 in. (34.8 x 18.1 x 3.5 cm) G (axe): 15 3⁄8 x 4 7⁄8 x 1 1⁄8 in. (39.1 x 12.4 x 2.7 cm) H (seat): 27 1⁄8 x 18 1⁄8 x 6 3⁄4 in. (69.0 x 45.9 x 17.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums Description
painted cottonwood, hair, and leather
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture — vehicle — cart
  • Figure — fragment — skeleton
  • Object — weapon — bow and arrow
  • Object — weapon — axe
Object Number
1997.124.91A-H