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Going for Water, (sculpture). Artist:  McMath, Gordon, sculptor. Title:  Going for Water, (sculpture). Dates:  1990. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Recycled materials including: washing machine motors, auto springs, car motor assembly parts, spark plugs, tractor seats, railroad spikes, horse shoes, shovel parts, rakes and refrigerator parts, painted. Dimensions:  Cowboy: approx. 57 x 20 x 18 in.; Woman: approx. 38 x 25 x 20 in.; Cowboy on wagon: approx. 45 in. x 2 ft. x 6 ft.; Team animals, each: approx. 12 x 28 x 20 in.; Birds, each: approx. 16 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft. Description:  A folk sculpture consisting of several brightly colored western figures, objects and animals, made from a variety of recyled materials. Includes a cowboy accompanied by his wife. The cowboy is seen standing, wearing a hat and holding a mug in his proper left hand and a lantern in his proper right hand. His wife stands next to him. She wears a bonnet and holds a kettle and a bucket, one in each hand. Next to them, a second cowboy stands atop wagon planks, hauling buckets and a lantern. He wagon is pulled by a team of animals and possibly birds. The cowboy holds the reins in his proper right hand. Subject:  Figure group Occupation -- Other -- Cowboy Animal -- Bird Architecture -- Vehicle -- Wagon Object -- Other -- Lantern Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Mountainair Folk Sculpture Owner:  McMath, Gordon, P. O. Box 395, Corner of 3rd & Ripley, Mountainair, New Mexico References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS NM000375   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000375 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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