Name/Title

Horses

Entry/Object ID

L2002.4

Description

Painting of many horses, at least 11, moving as if galloping in a round corral.

Artwork Details

Medium

Gouache, Paper, Watercolor

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Kenneth Callahan

Role

Painter

Date made

circa 1976

Dimensions

Height

4-1/2 ft

Width

19-1/2 ft

Interpretative Labels

Label

Morrie Alhadeff collected horse-racing paintings and prints. In 1976 he invited artist Kenneth Callahan (1905-1986) to watch the horses at Longacres during their morning workouts. Callahan’s observations resulted in two series of gouache and oil paintings. One series depicted horses in the backstretch and the other showed the horses on race days. Alhadeff was delighted with Callahan’s work and hung the paintings on the walls of a private dining room at the Turf Club, the Longacres clubhouse. On loan through the generosity of Kenny and Marleen Alhadeff & Michael D. and Marjorie Alhadeff