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David Levinthal, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral from the series History, 2014, inkjet print, 17 × 22 in. (43.2 × 55.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Donald Standford Rosenfeld, Jr., 2017.41.28, © 2014, David Levinthal
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral from the series History
- Artist
- Date
- 2014
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 17 × 22 in. (43.2 × 55.9 cm)
- Copyright
- © 2014, David Levinthal
- Credit Line
- Gift of Donald Standford Rosenfeld, Jr.
- Mediums Description
- inkjet print
- Classifications
- Keywords
- Occupation — crime — criminal
- Object — weapon — gun
- State of being — illness — wound
- Occupation — service — policeman
- State of being — evil — violence
- Figure group — male
- Architecture Exterior — farm — stable
- Western
- Object Number
- 2017.41.28
Artwork Description
The legendary shootout at the O.K. Corral took place on October 26, 1881, in Tombstone, Arizona. A group of lawmen, including the Earp brothers--Wyatt, Virgil, and Morgan--and Doc Holliday, faced off against an outlaw gang who called themselves the Cowboys. Even though the event lasted a mere thirty seconds and was a rare occurrence in the West, it continues to resonate in popular imagination, inspiring countless cinematic treatments and daily reenactments in Tombstone. Levinthal's own restaging calls attention to the mythic status of the historic gunfight, which came to epitomize the "wildness" of the Old West.
Exhibitions
June 7, 2019–October 14, 2019
Populated with toy cowboys and cavalry, Barbie dolls and baseball players, David Levinthal’s photographs reference iconic images and events that shaped postwar American society.