Untitled from the series Wild West

David Levinthal, Untitled from the series Wild West, 1989, instant color print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 2018.3.190, © 1989, David Levinthal
David Levinthal, Untitled from the series Wild West, 1989, instant color print, 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 2018.3.190, © 1989, David Levinthal

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled from the series Wild West
Date
1989
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61.0 cm)
Copyright
© 1989, David Levinthal
Credit Line
Gift of an anonymous donor
Mediums Description
instant color print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — horse
  • Figure male — full length
  • Occupation — other — cowboy
  • Landscape — United States — western states
Object Number
2018.3.190

Works by this artist (1 item)

Tanya Aguiñiga, Metabolizing the Border, 2018-2020, Performance. Unique objects worn by artist/performer (glass, neoprene, rusted metal fragments of U.S./Mexico border fence, leather, cotton twine, flashlight) and photodocumentation of the performance (digital files), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Joint museum purchase with the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum through the American Women's History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, 2022.31.1.1-.10
Metabolizing the Border
Date2018-2020
Performance. Unique objects worn by artist/performer (glass, neoprene, rusted metal fragments of U.S./Mexico border fence, leather, cotton twine, flashlight) and photodocumentation of the performance (digital files)
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 2017.32.10 - SAAM-2017.32.10_1 - 133751
American Myth & Memory: David Levinthal Photographs 
June 7, 2019October 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.

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