Down the Road

Name/Title

Down the Road

Entry/Object ID

2017.90

Artwork Details

Medium

print on paper

Context

Credit Line: Gift of Tula Corning in loving memory of Merv Corning

Made/Created

Artist

Merv Corning

Date made

1977

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Frame Size

Height

24-1/2 in

Width

28-1/4 in

Dimension Description

Image Size

Height

23 in

Width

24 in

Dimension Notes

23 ¾” x 24”

Interpretative Labels

Label

"The American cowboy - last of a breed of gritty, tough-hided men. The rodeo rider is part of that breed, competing for prize money and belt buckles in cities and towns with names that you aren't likely to hear very often. It hardly seems worth the broken bones, bruises, and the endless hours of boredom interrupted by moments of sheer terror on top of a 1200 pound Brama bull or a Rank Fiddle Head pony. I am trying to depict in this lithograph a national champion who has washed down a bowl of chili with a couple cups of diner coffee as he quietly reflects on this ragged lifestyle that has left him alone 'down the road.'" - Merv Corning