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BY BRIAN FLEMING
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D t is time to ride the open range
at the Brazos Valley Museum of
Natural History.
For the next two months, mu-
eum visitors can see the works
f photographer David Stock-
olm and become one with the
tigged landscapes of the West
nd those who know it best —
exas cowboys.
Thomas Lynch, the museum’s
xecutive director, said this exhib-
is particular to Texas.
“We like to do regionally signif-
cant exhibits, and this clearly is
Dne,” he said.
Lynch said the skill of the pho-
ographer makes this exhibit more
han just a collection of pictures.
“The artist is more than just a
licture-taker,” he said. “He is not
ust a photographer; he is a true
irofessional that technically does
'xcellent work."
Lynch said aside from his pro-
essional interests, Stockholm has
a particular interest in cowboys
and the West, and his works re
flect that.
“The works are all very strik
ing, ’ Lynch said. “They capture
true cowboys, not actors, and they
are all of different backgrounds.
You see just about every kind of
cowboy there is."
He said the exhibit is striking
and captures much more than
just cowboys.
“It covers the people, but also
the horses and boots," Lrynch said,
Ot-'-e..
“as well as spurs and pictures of
them [cowboys] relaxing.”
Lynch said this exhibit comple
ments the other works on display
at the museum.
“Spotted horses, for example,
have been portrayed by the Stone
Age people in Europe, like the
Magnilians of 15,000 years ago,”
he said.
“They did a lot of pictures of
[spotted] horses [one of which is
on display as part of the muse
um’s Stone Age exhibit]. Stock
holm’s picture of a spotted horse
is placed right next to it.
“Really, it shows 15,000 years
of continuity through Western and
European arts and [the people’s]
obsession with horses.”
Lynch said the museum’s cur
rent ice-age exhibit and Stock
holm’s photography exhibit reflect
similar lifestyles as well.
“The ice-age hunters of [10,000
years ago] did basically the same
thing [as cowboys],” he said.
“They are living off of the land and
the animals, much as the modern
ranchers [do].”
Lynch said the cowboy exhibit
covers a variety of interests and
will appeal to most people.
“Anyone who is interested in
these parts of Texas, ranching, or
outdoor animals would truly enjoy
this,” he said.
Lynch said being familiar with
the artist’s other work would help
those interested in a close analysis
of the cowboy exhibit.
“He has a number of books that
most likely are available in the
A&M library,” he said. “Someone
might get more out of these pic
tures if they had a look at one of
his books.”
Lynch said this exhibit has ef
fected everybody who has seen it
in different ways.
“It is an innocent high looking at
these pictures,” he said.
“You get older guys in here
whose eyes tear up as they see
some of these pictures. You can tell
they feel the wind and feel they are
back there again.”
Nivia Maldonado, a museum
employee, said the exhibit appeals
to children of all ages, as well as
the young at heart.
“From a 1-year-old to 99 years
old, it is really just a nice exhibit
that everyone knows a little bit
of,” she said.
Maldonado said visitor’s reac
tions to the exhibit have been pos
itive so far.
‘“Outstanding exhibit’ and
‘great photographs’ are some typ
ical responses [from visitors],”
Maldonado said. “A lot of people
like the pictures of the cowboys
sitting in the tubs relaxing after a
hard day’s work.”
Jami Sevan, a museum visitor,
said the exhibit is an eye-opening
look into the cowboys’ world.
“The clarity of the photographs
being such a large size was really
nice,” she said.
“It is a good overall display of
cowboy life.”
Lynch said this is one of the
best photographic exhibits the mu
seum has ever brought in.
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