Gathering Broomgrass

Artist Gene Kloss (1903-1996)

Date1981

Place MadeTaos

MediumEtching and drypoint

Dimensions6 x 9 in. (15.2 x 22.9 cm)
Framed: 10 5/8 x 13 7/8 in. (27.3 x 35.6 cm)

Classificationsprint

Credit LineAnonymous Gift

Object number2010.0036.0000

DescriptionTwo men in straw hats (lower left and right) are gathering broomgrass, a tall grass typically used for making brooms. Two women are holding the long grass and heading back toward the adobe pueblo that is visible mid background. A tall luminous cottonwood dominates the left corner. Taos Mountain stands behind the pueblo. Distinctive cross hatching strokes are visibile in the sky. The figures appear to be working in the bright light while the distant background is dark and portending a weather change.

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