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| Old West Fence
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| © Dale
Tanis |
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| Like so many of my designs, Old
West Fence no longer exists in the real world. As a
boy living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, I used to go to the extinct
volcanoes on the mesa west of the city. There was a cavity on the east
side in which I could sit and see the whole landscape which included
Albuquerque, the Sandia Mountains east of the city, and the mountains
north, up by Santa Fe. The gate to the volcanoes was an old wooden post
and barbed wire fence, one half of which is the subject of the print.
The mountains in the background are south of Albuquerque about 50 miles
or so. The last time I was out to the volcanoes, the fence had been
replaced by government green stakes with white tops and fresh barbed
wire, and the volcanoes had become a park. I am glad to see that the
volcanoes will be preserved from development, but I miss the old west
fence. (Update, July 2002: I’ve been back out to the volcanoes and it’s
been many, many years. The fence has changed again and rangers patrol
the park to discourage misuse, which seems to be so prevalent these
days. Still, I yearn for the days of my childhood and the simplicity of
that old west fence.) |
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Winner
1st
Place
Places With A Past (2003 Art Show)
Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center
Las Vegas, NM
Citizens Committee for Historic Preservation |
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| Edition Size |
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Prints |
No of
Proofs |
No. of
Screens |
Image
Size |
Paper
Size |
| 47 |
37 |
29 |
9 1/4"
x 13 1/4" |
13" x
16 3/4" |
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All
prints are shipped flat with a Certificate of
Authenticity and
Framing Suggestions |
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