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Hogue blamed the ecological problems in the Great Plains on man’s inept and thoughtless over-cultivation of the land, viewing the plow as the principal agent of the disaster. In his words, prime grazing lands had been destroyed “first by fence, then by overplowing, now by drought.” The devastation of this desertification is evident in Drouth Stricken Area, as dust hangs in the air like a thick orange haze behind a broken windmill that towers above an abandoned farm surrounded by sand dunes. Railroad ties form a makeshift corral, now empty as the surviving cow stands beside the sand-filled watering hole. A vulture watches expectantly, waiting for the cow to succumb to starvation and dehydration.
The presence of the animals and the addition of another house and windmill far in the distance are notable changes from this 1932 pencil study for the painting. What would have been a peaceful scene of abandonment is now filled with tension and tragedy as we sympathize with the plight of the dying, helpless cow.
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Sue Canterbury, Alexandre Hogue: The Erosion Series, Label text, 2014.
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Created in 1932
Exhibition: Lone Star Regionalism :The Dallas Nine and their Circle 1928-1945, February 3, 1985-July 10, 1988
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Place depicted and place of origin: Texas (state/United States): TGN: 7007826
Place of origin: Southwest (general region/United States): TGN: 4010660
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1985: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the artist.
From 1985: Gift of Eleanor and C. Thomas May, Jr., Dallas Museum of Art in 1985.
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- 15662418: UMO [Caption: A Conversation on Alexandre Hogue]
- 16086093: UMO [Caption: Alexandre Hogue: The Erosion Series, Sue Canterbury]
- 27172833: UMO [Caption: Alexandre Hogue: The Erosion Series, Gallery Talk Andrea Severins-Goins]
- 28775525: UMO [Caption: Alexandre Hogue Drouth Stricken Area, Clip from the Lone Star Regionalist: The Legacy of Jerry Bywaters]
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- 13105667: UMO [Caption: Alexandre Hogue, Drouth Stricken Area]
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General Description
Hogue blamed the ecological problems in the Great Plains on man’s inept and thoughtless over-cultivation of the land, viewing the plow as the principal agent of the disaster. In his words, prime grazing lands had been destroyed “first by fence, then by overplowing, now by drought.” The devastation of this desertification is evident in Drouth Stricken Area, as dust hangs in the air like a thick orange haze behind a broken windmill that towers above an abandoned farm surrounded by sand dunes. Railroad ties form a makeshift corral, now empty as the surviving cow stands beside the sand-filled watering hole. A vulture watches expectantly, waiting for the cow to succumb to starvation and dehydration.
The presence of the animals and the addition of another house and windmill far in the distance are notable changes from this 1932 pencil study for the painting. What would have been a peaceful scene of abandonment is now filled with tension and tragedy as we sympathize with the plight of the dying, helpless cow.
Excerpt from
Sue Canterbury, Alexandre Hogue: The Erosion Series, Label text, 2014.
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This note was originally created and submitted by Erin Pinon, summer 2016. I am removing the #draft tag and requesting that the content be pulled from Brain and the Google Docs routing process so that I can review formatting, tagging, and text. After review, the note will be retagged with #draft and proceed to be harvested, routed, and revised as usual. (EAS, 8/26/2016)
1/9/18
Removed constituent rule
Added note link to Gen Desc
1/10
Fixed non-functioning note links
Added image asset
Changed adapted to excerpt in Gen Descr
My provenance formatting is wrong, but I can't figure out how to fix it
Related Objects
Created in 1932
Exhibition: Lone Star Regionalism :The Dallas Nine and their Circle 1928-1945, February 3, 1985-July 10, 1988
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Place depicted and place of origin: Texas (state/United States): TGN: 7007826
Place of origin: Southwest (general region/United States): TGN: 4010660
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
1985: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the artist.
From 1985: Gift of Eleanor and C. Thomas May, Jr., Dallas Museum of Art in 1985.
AUDIO ASSETS
- 15662418: UMO [Caption: A Conversation on Alexandre Hogue]
- 16086093: UMO [Caption: Alexandre Hogue: The Erosion Series, Sue Canterbury]
- 27172833: UMO [Caption: Alexandre Hogue: The Erosion Series, Gallery Talk Andrea Severins-Goins]
- 28775525: UMO [Caption: Alexandre Hogue Drouth Stricken Area, Clip from the Lone Star Regionalist: The Legacy of Jerry Bywaters]
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