Myron Wood

Young Dancer, Taos Pueblo, 1964

Listing No: 11286

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Artwork Info

FAE Listing No:
11286
Artist:
Myron Wood (1921-1999)
Title:
Young Dancer, Taos Pueblo, 1964
Date of Work:
1964
Signature:
Signed in pencil on mount at low right below image, and on verso.
Where Produced:
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Presentation:
Mounted to Paper Support

Artwork Medium

Type:
Photography
Sub Type:
B&W
Medium:
Gelatin Silver
Support:
on Photo Paper
Medium Notes:
Notation on verso of mount board indicates this was printed by Myron Wood in 1979.

Artwork Size & Weight

Primary:
9.5 x 6.5 in. (Sight Size)
Outer Dimensions:
17 x 14 in. (Mat Outer Dimension)
Size Notes:
This photograph was dry mounted by the Artist on a 4-ply conservation board measuring 17x14 inches.

Artwork Surface

Texture:
Flat
Surface Reflectivity:
Even - Semi Gloss

Artwork Condition

Condition:
Excellent condition. Mount board has remnants of two paper tape hinges attached along top edge.

Artwork Provenance

Collection:
Andy and Beckie Reisberg
Provenance:
Acquired directly from Myron Wood in his home in Colorado Springs, CO. The Pikes Peak Library District, Colorado Springs Colorado, now owns the complete Myron Wood Archives, including personal papers, vintage prints, negatives and all copyrights.

About this Piece

The Taos Pueblo of New Mexico is a major body of work for Myron Wood. Ten years of following the lives of Ben Marcus and his extended family include portraits, daily activities, views of the pueblo and surrounding landscapes, and scenes of public dances. A book was produced from this series entitled "Hollering Sun", Simon and Schuster, 1972.

In 1991, Myron Wood selected 1000 prints from his life work for his personal use, and the remaining collection of his prints, negatives, and papers were to be donated upon his death to the Pikes Peak Library District, Colorado Springs, CO. The stamp on verso of print reads 'MW201', indicating that this was Myron Wood's 201st selection.

About the Artist

Born in Wilson, Oklahoma, Myron Wood abandoned a career as a classical pianist in 1946, attended The Progressive School of Photography in New Haven, CT for two years and then moved to Colorado Springs, CO. He spent the remaining 53 years of his life in Colorado as an independent photographer.

Known for his lyrical interpretations of the cultures and landscapes of the Southwest, diverse geographic subjects and Weston-inspired straight photography recur throughout the history of his work.


ARTIST STATEMENT

“Writers taught me how to see. Painters and photographers didn’t teach me how to see. Writers taught me how to observe. Bach taught me how to think through his music. Every time you think you know what he’s going to do next, he does something brilliant and unbelievable. It’s a constant working on a theme, which he expands and uses. Pure genius. I learned about design from painters, musicians and writers.

So, I became a photographer after an early life as a musician and found to my surprise that I hadn’t wasted a minute. The same words are used – tone, line, ensemble, balance – and all the things I thought about and used in music were, across the board, related to photography. I also discovered becoming well equipped in a number of art forms is very important. It allows you to more easily move in your own art form.” Myron Wood, 1993

from an interview with Journeys Magazine, Colorado Springs, CO, Fall 1993

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